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Railroad Short Name: DRGW
The famous Rio Grande Ski Train was a passenger service that transported skiers from downtown Denver to the slopes of the Rockies. From 1940 until 2009, the Ski Train ran between Denver Union Station and Winter Park, Colorado. Standing just outside of Moffat Tunnel’s west portal was the city of Denver’s fancy ski slopes, which they bought back in 1940. From the onset, the Ski train used heavyweight coaches and F-units. If no steam generator-equipped locomotive was on hand to supply steam to heat the cars, the DRGW trotted out one of their PB steam heater cars to do the job.
In 1988, with new railroad ownership, the Ski train was re-equipped with 14 former CN/VIA Rail “Tempo” coaches. These cars were built by Hawker Siddeley in 1968 for intercity services and consisted of coaches, Snack Coaches, Cafe-Bar-Lounges and Club cars. These cars came equipped with Head End Power (HEP) and therefore needed a locomotive with a HEP generator or a specialized generator car to supply power. For many years the Ski Train utilized those same PB Steam heater cars, now rebuilt with HEP generators, to supply power throughout the train. For 12 years, this train was seen operating with GP40s and other freight power the DRGW had on hand. In 2000, they purchased three ex-Amtrak F40PHs to power these cars.
Features:
- Full, multi-colour interior with individually-installed seats
- Complete underbody with separate piping and conduit
- Free-rolling, ball-bearing wheelsets
- Track-powered interior lighting and working marker lights
- Etched-metal end gates
- Metal magnetic knuckle couplers
- MoPower capacitor for uninterrupted DCC lighting
- Suggested minimum radius: 22”
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