Winter Park (Colorado) Express is back

[5280 Guy]

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So they have enough staff and SSL's to run this but not to put the SSL on the Eagle? Kind of irritating

SSL???

 

[Bob Dylan]

SSL???

Superliner Sightseer Lounge!

 

[Cal]

SSL???

I would suggest you look at this thread to see abbreviations used here.

 

[thefirewarde]

SSL???

There's only one trainset used for this service, right? One daily out and back run.

It's very believable that they have only one available Sightseer Lounge.

 

[acelafan]

Here's an excellent 30-minute documentary by local PBS covering the Ski Train's history and staff:

I finally got a chance to watch the documentary, it was well done so thanks for posting it. Conductor Brad sure enjoyed his work.

 

[BlackDiamond]

I finally got a chance to watch the documentary, it was well done so thanks for posting it. Conductor Brad sure enjoyed his work.

Nice video with some good history of skiing in Colorado and the ski train.

 

[Palmland]

Excellent video, thanks. I've shared these before but here's what it looked like in 1968. No fancy loading platform needed! Amtrak could use more employees with the enthusiasm and expertise of conductor Brad.

 

[Tom C]

There's only one trainset used for this service, right? One daily out and back run.

It's very believable that they have only one available Sightseer Lounge.

Correct just one. They are putting a Sightseer back on the Eagle in March so it’ll be a moot point.

 

[Cal]

They are putting a Sightseer back on the Eagle in March so it’ll be a moot point.

Hopefully anyway

 

[Willbridge]

I finally got a chance to watch the documentary, it was well done so thanks for posting it. Conductor Brad sure enjoyed his work.

Brad was one of the people who got this going. He was familiar with the previous versions of the ski train and wrote up a business plan for an Amtrak edition.

 

[Cal]

Brad was one of the people who got this going. He was familiar with the previous versions of the ski train and wrote up a business plan for an Amtrak edition.

We need more conductors (and any Amtrak staff really) like Brad.

 

[Tom C]

Hopefully anyway

Don’t really see any reason to doubt it. When they said they were putting the diner back on the City of New Orleans and Crescent this past year they pretty much followed through on it.

 

[Cal]

Don’t really see any reason to doubt it. When they said they were putting the diner back on the City of New Orleans and Crescent this past year they pretty much followed through on it.

That doesn't make their words 2/2 though. There have been so many times we've been told traditional dining was coming back on trains and yet it hasn't.

 

[Trogdor]

That doesn't make their words 2/2 though. There have been so many times we've been told traditional dining was coming back on trains and yet it hasn't.

When did Amtrak announce traditional dining on a train and then not restore it?

 

[Tom C]

That doesn't make their words 2/2 though. There have been so many times we've been told traditional dining was coming back on trains and yet it hasn't.

When did Amtrak announce traditional dining on a train and then not restore it?

Exactly. There have been rumors reported - but any of the ones where there have been official announcements have happened. Amtrak announced restoration to the Silvers and then that it would be expanded to the Capitol route with the Floridian and it indeed occurred. They have expressed a desire to restore it to the Eagle but included a funding caveat - but they have only said they would like to with sufficient funding so far not commitment has been made.

 

[Palmland]

Agree with @Tom C . As reported earlier from the Board meeting, there doesn’t seem much doubt that the Eagle will get its SSL back in March:

“Amtrak President Roger Harris confirmed to News Wire after the session that the Texas Eagle is slated to see its Sightseer Lounge car return in March and a third Viewliner sleeping car will be added to the Chicago-Miami Floridian about the same time.”