Amtrak’s Winter Park Express is back for its 10th season, and tickets for 2026-27 are now on sale. The service will begin Dec. 10 and operate four days a week through April 4, 2027. 

The Winter Park Express will offer 68 round-trips this season, running Thursday through Sunday. The train serves Winter Park Resort and the neighboring town of Fraser, and extra seats open up in January. Since the resort partnership began a decade ago, the trains have carried more than 200,000 riders.

Fares this season will match last year’s, starting at $9 for adults and $4.50 for children. This is thanks to sponsorship by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), which has sponsored the event for three years now.

The service will once again provide seating in Superliner coaches and will have a Sightseer Lounge with snacks and drinks for sale. Skis and snowboards can ride free as carry-ons.

Trains leave Denver Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrive at Winter Park Resort at 9:15 a.m., with Fraser at 9:45 a.m. The return trip will depart Fraser at 4:05 p.m. and Winter Park Resort at 4:35 p.m., arriving in Denver at 7:05 p.m.

The Winter Park Express traces its roots to the Denver & Rio Grande Western, which started the service in 1940 as their Ski Train. Ansco Investment Company took over in 1988 and operated the train until 2009, when rising costs led to the train’s cancelation. Amtrak ran a sold-out special called the Winter Park Express for one weekend in March 2015, and revived the seasonal service under the new name in 2017. 

— Nick Stewart