Snowbound Train

One of my favourite scenes in "Murder on the Orient Express" is the train plowing through the snow and getting stopped.  This isn't the Orient Express, its a German train.  But its a beautiful picture.  And I don't think my players (or yours) will mind so much.  Particularly if you plan to have the train stopped by the weather at some point.

Also, where I'm at has been experiencing high temperatures as I post this, 

so looking at the snow... cooling