Nebraska Zephyr
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The Nebraska Zephyr is a streamlined passenger train operated from 1947 to 1971 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois; Omaha, Nebraska; and Lincoln, Nebraska. Until
Postcard depiction of the Nebraska Zephyr in the 1950s.
Nebraska Zephyr at Burlington, IA, 1968
The interior of the observation car Jupiter in January 1968, just before its retirement
A closeup of the articulation used between passenger cars on the Nebraska Zephyr trainset
Denver Zephyr
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The Denver Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado. In peak years it ran to Colorado Springs. I
Nebraska Zephyr
…Chicago–Omaha–Lincoln route on November 16, 1947, replacing the Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr. The Zephyr joined four other trains on the route: the Exposition Flyer, Denver Zephyr, Ak-Sar-Ben, and Fast Mail. On-board services included a parlor car, dining car, and cocktail lounge. The trains operated on a daylight schedule between…
The Denver Zephyr in 1936
Early promotional postcard for the train. It is billed as the "Advance Zephyr" and when this card was printed, the train had yet to add any sleeping cars, being described as "coach only--for the present".
Dining car in 1940.
1940 lounge car.