Fraser–Winter Park station

The 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]

Not to be confused with Winter Park station.

Fraser–Winter Park, CO
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Fraser – Winter Park Amtrak station.
Location205 Fraser Avenue
Fraser, Colorado 80442[1]
United States
Coordinates39.9476°N 105.8175°W / 39.9476; -105.8175
Owned byRonald M. Anderson
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeWIP
History
OpenedJanuary 17, 1985[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)10,006[3]  13.1%
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
Location of Granby Station within Colorado

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, FY2018, State of Colorado" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  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.


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