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Service disruptions
Over the years, there have been a few notable service disruptions.

In 2006, during the previous incarnation of the ski train, there were several incidents. On Saturday, January 21, the return trip was canceled after a coal train derailment blocked the line, leaving some 700 passengers stuck in Winter Park. Buses were summoned to provide return transportation to Denver, and refunds issued to those who made alternate arrangements.

Just two months later, on Sunday, March 19, another freight train derailment delayed the return trip for almost six hours, with the train arriving in Denver around midnight.

The following ski season, but still in the same calendar year, a blizzard forced cancellation of two trains over the long Christmas weekend Friday, Dec. 22 and Saturday, Dec. 23.

In 2017, the Winter Park Express suffered its first major service disruption: a freight train derailment forced the cancellation of the Saturday, March 11 train.