While Lisa got her shot of Gross Reservoir and Tunnel #19 I was trying to shot video over her shoulder of Gross Reservoir as well. I also took a quick video of our Car Attendant making up some "To Go" cups of fruit since those of us in our car had not yet eaten all during breakfast. Soon Tunnel #21 will cut off my shots of this area of the Tunnel District.
I will catch this short video clip as we approach #27 and before entering #27. You can see Lisa's camera show up here are there as she is taking shots up the canyon.
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South Boulder Creek Canyon - Near Tunnel #27
As noted in the previous post, while I was shooting video clips, Lisa was taking shots up the canyon. Here are a few of those shots as we approach Tunnel #27...
With the train turning into the "S" curve, Lisa get's several shots of the train including as it passes into Tunnel #29. Here are the four I've picked out for usage on my RRAdventures website and to share here on this trip report.
While Lisa was taking her shots, I captured a few short clips that include the Ski Train after we exited Tunnel #29 and a UP Freight train sitting at Cliff Siding with six (6) engines on the front end.
At this point, Lisa is not able to get any good shots from the right side so I hope over to the windows on the left side. Looking up river, we are about to take a right turn which is where Tunnel #30 will be. After passing though the tunnel I will shot a couple of canyon shots before the train takes a left turn and comes into my view...
As we reach Tolland, Lisa is once again taking shot after shot; here is a few you might enjoy of the Continental Divide we are about the go under, the old School House, and the Siding and Wye that are here...
Amtrak and Iowa Pacific get the go-ahead for Denver-to-Winter Park rail trips from Dec. 26 to March 28. By Jeffrey Leib The Denver Post
The Union Pacific Railroad said Thursday that it has approved a request from Amtrak to operate a revived Ski Train between Denver and Winter Park for the upcoming ski season.
In April, a company operated by Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz said it would no longer run Ski Train excursions to Winter Park, potentially ending a 69-year tradition. Anschutz's firm sold its Ski Train railcars to a Canadian railroad company.
Last month, Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC, which operates excursion railroads seasonally in southern Colorado and short-line freight railroads in this state and across the country, said it would like to take over the Denver-Winter Park service.
"Union Pacific has approved Amtrak's request to run the Ski Trains as special Amtrak trains," UP spokesman Mark Davis said of Iowa Pacific's proposal.
Iowa Pacific president Ed Ellis said his company had asked UP to allow Amtrak "to run the Ski Train on our behalf for the 2009-2010 season. We're pleased to hear that UP has approved that request."
The new Ski Train operation is scheduled to run between Dec. 26 and March 28, Ellis said.
Amtrak and the renewed Ski Train are expected to use Union Station through the end of March.
Beginning in April, officials planning the $500 million redevelopment of Union Station as a hub for RTD expect to relocate Amtrak service to a temporary rail station at 21st and Delgany streets, just northwest of Coors Field, for 3 1/2 years while construction at Union Station proceeds.
It is likely that Iowa Pacific's Ski Train, if it operates during the 2010-11 season, would use the temporary Amtrak facility as well.
Ellis said his company still must finalize its deal with Amtrak for the upcoming season, but he added that the proposed arrangement "would use our cars and locomotives and Amtrak crews."
Following Anschutz's announcement earlier this year, Iowa Pacific had solicited support from Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper for a revival of Ski Train service by the company.
Ellis' company operates the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad that runs summer passenger excursions serving Alamosa, La Veta, Antonito and Monte Vista.
Using railcars from that service for a winter Ski Train will make for more efficient use of the equipment, Ellis said this summer.
The Denver Union Station Project Authority said Thursday that it expects to lease the Light Bulb Supply Co. building at 21st and Delgany and will gut the structure to create the temporary rail station for Amtrak.
The building is owned by the metropolitan stadium district, DUSPA officials said. It is expected that Light Bulb Supply, a longtime fixture on Denver's business scene, will relocate to a new location in the Denver area.
"We are meeting with the appropriate officials next month to go over details of the temporary facility," Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said. "We understand that the costs of the temporary relocation are not expenses we will have to bear."
DUSPA has budgeted about $2 million for the temporary Amtrak station. Officials said they have not yet worked out all details of parking to be available at the temporary station.
As we continue to head up the Ski Lift, I will catch a few more shots of the Ski Train down below before it pulls away down to the siding to sit for the remainder of the day.
After hiking around and having lunch on the top of the Ski Lift, we take a ride back down. The Ski Train is already moved to the siding out of sight but I did take this shot of Moffat Tunnel's West Portal on the way down.
Well, we will get in a round of Putt-Putt and some shopping and along the way I found this map that shows how Winter Park is setup and where the Ski Train Drop-Off is related to everything that I though folks might find useful someday...
Well, we have had our fun at Winter Park at it's getting close to the time we need to get back to get back on the train. It's not here yet so we will take advantage of the tracks being clear and get in a few more shots of the Moffat Tunnels. Here is two of those shots...
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Lisa is still up near the tunnel when the train approaches. She will click off over 50 shots of the train from where she is positioned making a Slide Show of the trains approach. Here are just a few of those shots with more coming...
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In her first shot, look just to the left of the engine along the wall; that's me taking video that will be coming later too...
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Lisa is set up nicely to catch shots of all three engines as they pass her by. Just as she gets her first complete clean shot of the second engine a couple rudely walks right in from of her while she is taking photographs and she does not get a single shot of the third engine without them being in the shot before the engine passes her. Why they didn't just walk behind Lisa instead of right in front of her camera lens is anyone's guess and then take their sweet time staying in the shot too; GRRR!!!!!!!
Since Lisa was down near the tunnel, not much of the train will pass her; so, she will take a few roster shots of the cars as she heads down to meet me at the other end of the train.
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