snow train

noun

1. a train that takes passengers to and from a winter resort area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snow train¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

I rent my clothes, I drive an electric car, I eat less meat and this winter I used the snow train to get out to the Alps.

From BBC

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings and wintry conditions have seen some roads blocked by snow, train services suspended, and many schools closed.

From BBC

Rectors Osgood and Kinsolving will participate jointly in the "Snow Train Service," so named after the special train on which Bostonians travel to winter weekends in Vermont and New Hampshire.

From Time Magazine Archive

A six-unit "snow train," weighing between 125 and 130 tons and capable of carrying the same amount in freight, has been built by Le Tourneau Co. for the Alaska Freight Lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1931 the first "snow train" was run by the Boston & Maine up to Warner, N.H.

From Time Magazine Archive