City of Denver (train)
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The City of Denver was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Union Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado. It operated between 1936 and 1971. From 1936–1955 the Chica
The City of Denver in 1940.
The Burlington's Denver Zephyr was the City of Denver's principal competitor on the Chicago–Denver route.
The interior of the "Frontier Shack" baggage-tavern car in the 1940s.
The interior of the "Pub" lounge car in the 1950s.
M-10001
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The Union Pacific Railroad's M-10001 was a diesel-electric streamlined train built in 1934 by Pullman-Standard with a power system developed by General Motors Electro-Motive Corporation using a Winton
City of Denver (train)
…trucks. By the end of 1935 the Union Pacific Railroad already operated four such equipment sets, each on a different route: the M-10000 (City of Salina), M-10001 (City of Portland), M-10002 (City of Los Angeles), and M-10004 (City of San Francisco). While the M-10000 made the round-trip between Kansas City…
1934 advertisement depicting the M-10001.
After the record run in October 1934 the M-10001 gave its manufacturers and the Union Pacific much publicity.
A 1939 colorized postcard depicting the Union Pacific's streamlined M-10001 City of Portland
Cafe Car PA240023 Naperville