Fraser–Winter Park station

Fraser–Winter Park station is a train station in Fraser, Colorado. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily in each direction between Chicago, and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station house is unstaffed, except during the winter months. At 8,561 feet (2,609 m) above sea level, it is Amtrak's highest-elevation train station.[4][5]

Fraser–Winter Park, CO
Fraser–Winter Park Amtrak station.
General information
Location205 Fraser Avenue
Fraser, Colorado[1]
United States
Coordinates39°56′51″N 105°49′03″W / 39.9476°N 105.8175°W / 39.9476; -105.8175
Owned byRonald M. Anderson
Line(s)Moffat Tunnel Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WIP
History
OpenedJanuary 17, 1985[2]
Passengers
FY 20238,008[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Granby
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Denver
toward Chicago
Terminus Winter Park Express
(winter only)
Winter Park Resort
toward Denver
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Granby Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
Denver
toward Chicago
Granby
toward Seattle
Pioneer
Before 1991 reroute
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
Sulphur
toward Ogden
Moffat Tunnel Route Denver
Terminus
Location
Map

References

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  1. ^ "Fraser, CO - Winter Park (WIP)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Timetable - Effective February 17, 1985". timetables.org. Amtrak. February 17, 1985. p. 4. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Pitt, John (May 2019) [1992]. USA by Rail. The Bradt Travel Guide (9th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, UK; The Globe Pequot Press Inc, USA. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-78477-625-1 – via Google Books. "The train station, the highest served by Amtrak, is actually in Fraser...
  5. ^ "Fraser-Winter Park Colorado (WIP)". Trainweb. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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