Twin Zephyr
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The Twin Zephyrs, also known as the Twin Cities Zephyrs, were a pair of streamlined passenger trains on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, running between Chicago and the Twin Cities of Minn
A Twin Zephyr in Oregon, Illinois, in 1941
Two Twin Zephyr trains on display in Chicago in 1935 just before entering regular service
Twin Zephyr at La Crosse, WI, 1939
Burlington Zephyr during its last full year of service, 1970
Pioneer Zephyr
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The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route. The trainset was the second int
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…and Saint Paul in Minnesota. It was the second Zephyr service introduced by CB&Q after the record-setting Denver–Chicago "dawn to dusk dash" of the Pioneer Zephyr trainset. The train competed with the Chicago and North Western's Twin Cities 400 which ceased operation in 1963, and the Milwaukee Road's Twin Cities…
A postcard advertising the newly introduced Burlington Zephyr, later officially renamed Pioneer Zephyr
The coach seating area of Pioneer Zephyr as it appears on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
The front of the Zephyr power car during the 50th anniversary celebration of its historic non-stop run
A Zephyr coach on a flatcar at the Budd Company plant in Philadelphia