New 'Ski Train' Approved for Steamboat, Colorado

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has a singed a historic lease with the Union Pacific Railroad that will unlock a host of possibilities for a new ski train. The lease replaces the one signed in 1926 for Colorado's Moffat Tunnel and also includes a 25-year access agreement for Mountain Passenger Rail, as well as the purchase and sale of the Burnham lead line.
This new agreement ensures continued freight operations from Denver through the Moffat Tunnel, which lies just off Highway 40 near Winter