Fraser–Winter Park station

Intercity rail station in Fraser, Colorado

39°56′51″N 105°49′03″W / 39.9476°N 105.8175°W / 39.9476; -105.8175Owned byRonald M. AndersonPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: WIPHistoryOpenedJanuary 17, 1985[2]PassengersFY 202216,958[3] (Amtrak) Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Granby
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Denver
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Granby
toward Los Angeles
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

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 the highest Amtrak station in the United States.[4][5]

References

  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 2022: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  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.

External links

Media related to Fraser station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Fraser–Winter Park, CO – Amtrak
  • Fraser–Winter Park, CO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  • Fraser–Winter Park, CO – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)
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