Sep 18
2009Amanda’s Musings: Miss Lilly Belle arrives with tears and laughter
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 18-09-2009
“I love her and that’s the beginning of everything.”
–F. Scott Fitzgerald
By Amanda Gillooly
Sep 18
2009Ski Train to Return for 2009-10
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 18-09-2009
San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad steps in to operate Denver-Winter Park train
Shock and not a few tears greeted the abrupt announcement at the end of this past ski season that gajillionaire Philip Anschutz would no longer operate the 69-year-old Ski Train between Denver’s Union Station and the base of the Winter Park ski area on weekends. His company sold the vintage railroad cars, and he washed his hands of this enduringly populat Colorado tradition.
Shock and not a few tears greeted the abrupt announcement at the end of this past ski season that gajillionaire Philip Anschutz would no longer operate the 69-year-old Ski Train between Denver’s Union Station and the base of the Winter Park ski area on weekends. His company sold the vintage railroad cars, and he washed his hands of this enduringly populat Colorado tradition.