Winter Park (Colorado) Express is back

[Agent]

Another season of the Winter Park Express has come to an end. The final ski train was filmed on Sunday by Michael DeMarco as it left Winter Park and entered the Moffat Tunnel.



The equipment for the ski train returned to Chicago Monday deadheading on Amtrak #6(25).

 

[Siegmund]

Not exactly good news for the Coast Starlight, if that equipment deadhead eastbound, is it?

 

[railiner]

Not exactly good news for the Coast Starlight, if that equipment deadhead eastbound, is it?

While the CS may need it, other trains may also. And since it came from Chicago, it’s understandable that it returned there…

 

[Siegmund]

I guess if the interior of a business class coach is just a regular coach interior, they could be assigned anywhere.

 

[trimetbusfan]

Not exactly good news for the Coast Starlight, if that equipment deadhead eastbound, is it?

Dosen't really matter... business class is not returning to the starlight until late May.

No Business Class on the Coast Starlight (temporarily?)

I was looking ahead and saw that business class is no longer available on the starlight between 1/3 and 3/6? 🤔 Those dates are for train 14 originating from LA. For the southbound train 11 originating in Seattle, that time frame would be 1/5 thru 3/8 for 11. Has anyone else know anything about...

www.amtraktrains.com

 

[Septa9739]

Does anyone know if and how Winter Park Express trains get counted for the monthly performance reports. There’s no line for them and special trains only showed about 600 passengers a month.

Also my vote is the Capitol Limited for the extra coaches. Coach is selling out days in advance. There is one seat open from CHI-WAS between now and Sunday. WAS-CHI is full through Thursday. I think the Capitol has the best claim, especially with six being needed for the transcons.

 

[Willbridge]

Does anyone know if and how Winter Park Express trains get counted for the monthly performance reports. There’s no line for them and special trains only showed about 600 passengers a month.

Also my vote is the Capitol Limited for the extra coaches. Coach is selling out days in advance. There is one seat open from CHI-WAS between now and Sunday. WAS-CHI is full through Thursday. I think the Capitol has the best claim, especially with six being needed for the transcons.

The ridership is included in the CZ in some reports. It is considered to be a second section or advance section, albeit without the green flags. (Not that most railroaders now would know what green flags or green marker lights mean.)

Conductor Brad S. who enjoyed reporting the CDOT highway traffic delays on the WPE is back on Trains 5/6.

 

[Septa9739]

Have those extra coaches appeared anywhere in the system, or are they just rotating through existing car numbers?