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Okay, so it didn’t even miss a single winter, but the news that Phil Anschutz was pulling the plug on the Ski Train because it wasn’t making money — although it never made any money — was met with a collective groan.
But the company that operates the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad in and around the San Luis Valley stepped in with a newer train and better operating conditions because they operate multiple railroads and bring a certain economy of scale to the project.
The new cars were made in the 1990s and look a bit more comfortable than their predecessors, but also more vanilla. (The spokesman in the video above gives a tour of a car.) The new scheme also allows passengers to buy one-way tickets and overnight in Winter Park without buying extra tickets.
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The new Rio Grande Scenic Ski Train is slated to run from Union Station to Winter Park from December 27, 2009, to March 28, 2010.
