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I do miss the original Ski Train. From what I was told by Bob Hiller a member of Colorado Rail Group the director of the new Ski Train named it after his grand son's interest in the "Polar Express". The name "Ski Train" is a copyright of the Anschutz Foundation and Amtrak cannot use it. The Winter Park Express will go on now as the Ski Train. The crews and dispatch still call it "Ski Train" image

These are a few shots I took of the original Ski Train some of these are 10 years old.
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Originally Posted by Erik C Lindgren:
I do miss the original Ski Train. From what I was told by Bob Hiller a member of Colorado Rail Group the director of the new Ski Train named it after his grand son's interest in the "Polar Express". The name "Ski Train" is a copyright of the Anschutz Foundation and Amtrak cannot use it. The Winter Park Express will go on now as the Ski Train. The crews and dispatch still call it "Ski Train" image

These are a few shots I took of the original Ski Train some of these are 10 years old.
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Really great pictures...Breath taking!!! 

Originally Posted by CHOO-CHOO MIKE:

       
Great shots Erik . Thanks for posting.
  I missed it going pass my house ,I was in Cheyenne all weekend.

       


Moffat goes past my place also. There really is not a good place to photo Moffat in town except that curve by Arvada Crossing or Leyden. I feel if your going to photograph the Ski Train-- ahhemm I mean the "Winter Park Express" it must without fail be shot in mountainous territory among its natural habitat.

Shooting fish in a barrel is not for me. Anyone can shoot in a yard or along a rail crossing. One must venture beyond her or his comfort zone and go forth and hike that extra 3 miles for that one shot that makes the whole event worthwhile! image

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Originally Posted by WickedWanda44:

       
Originally Posted by Erik C Lindgren:
Stacy wrote:

"Really great pictures...Breath taking!!!"

       


I'm blushing. 

hahahaha, lol . Well im a photographer as well, so i love looking at photos like these  


       


I would love to see your photos too. I learn a lot from seeing what others do. Thank you for your kind words. I'm very flattered.
Originally Posted by Erik C Lindgren:
Originally Posted by WickedWanda44:

       
Originally Posted by Erik C Lindgren:
Stacy wrote:

"Really great pictures...Breath taking!!!"

       


I'm blushing. 

hahahaha, lol . Well im a photographer as well, so i love looking at photos like these  


       


I would love to see your photos too. I learn a lot from seeing what others do. Thank you for your kind words. I'm very flattered.

Awesome, id love to share them.. but just warning im a portrait/glamour photographer. So seeing this trains takes my breath away.. Im used to working with people all the time, and stuff like this is just awesome to me!! 

 

Glad you liked them fellas. It was actually a high degree of work. As any of you can attest; it's not stepping out of your car at a crossing a point- click. Planning; scouting locations (takes years in some cases to explore and learn the light at different times of the day). Over 75% or more of my captures I consider failures. In this case the dark windshield area of the AMD units is a total pain in the you know what; add that bright silver side.. Ugh. Moffat is tough to shoot anytime outside early morning or late evening. The contrast is so high during the rest of the daylight hours. And summers are the worst. That midday high altitude sun will bleach out any image. Color saturation; depth of field is toast..

I don't Submit for publishing and do it solely for the purpose of reference for possible artwork in the future and a hobby. I'm thinking an original Ski Train subject using my photos and models to back date to the 1960's or 1970's.

Off my soap box.

Thanks guys I do thank you for the kind compliments. It means a lot. Keeps me going back.

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Number 6 eastbound California Zephyr at Sand Creek Junction near Commerce City, Colorado, Fall 2014. The background in this case is a feast for the eyes; Suncor refinery adds an impressive busy vertical element framed by the poles neatly around the horizontal streamliner stretching out of view. The low evening light softened the tones and contrast.image
Weather; it was cold and dangerous on 72 the morning of the chase.
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You simply can not ignore the stunning scenery and anytime you can mix steam and snow capped mountains; heavenly! Worth the hike!imageimageimage

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Something to ponder, Erik:  Any chance of touching base with someone at Winter Park and seeing how possible it would be to get the "Ski Train" running again?  Maybe coordinate a Season or Weekends Only pass for Train riders?

 

Could riders somehow get to resorts other than Winter Park when the train was running regularly?  (Shuttle to and from the station/drop off perhaps?)  Could the Train take riders to the Airport as well?

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