Amtrak’s Special Trains Off The Rails. But Don’t Worry, The Winter Park Express Ski Train Is Safe.

The Winter Park Express still will carry passengers to and from the Grand County ski area even as Amtrak announced that it will halt special trains and charter services. In a notice to employees, Amtrak said running the side trains caused operational distractions, didn’t earn enough profit and at times delayed paying customers on scheduled trains, according to Trains, a trade magazine for the railroad industry. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the announcement doesn’t affect the ski train, which is in its second year of a three-year contract. If the train were to stop after the contract expired, Magliari said that would be unrelated to this week’s announcement. The Winter Park Express returned in January 2017 after the previous ski train stopped running in 2009. Related ArticlesJanuary 7, 2017 Winter Park Express brings back train service between Denver and Winter Park March 29, 2018 Improvement to Copper Mountain Resort chairlifts raises concerns on environmental impact February 1, 2018 Ranking Aspen’s artsy lift tickets February 7, 2018 Despite burst of January snow, Colorado mountain snowpack stays grim — with record low levels at some sites