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Burlington's Zephyrs by Karl Zimmermann Great Passenger Trains w dust jacket
Burlingtons Zephyrs by Karl Zimmermann Great Passenger Trains
Hard cover w dust jacket
Copyright 2004
indexed 158 pages
CONTENTS
9 Foreword
15 A Pioneer in Many Ways Planning the Burlington Zephyr
31 A Vision Realized Debut of the Zephyr
45 Stiff Competition in the Midwest Corridor The Twin Zephyrs
57 The Silver Standard Overnighting by Zephyr
69 The Eponymous Zephyrs Twain, Houston, and Kin
82 From Shovel to Slant A New Face for the Fleet
96 Pioneering Domes New Zephyrs, New Profile
114 The Most Talked-About Train in the Country The California Zephyr
133 Zenith of the Zephyrs Burlington's 1950s Optimism
148 Decline, Revival, and Preservation Toward a Silver Sunset
156 Index
In the heady days when passenger trains crisscrossed America in large numbers, the Zephyr name commanded special attention. To travel aboard (or even be eyewitness to) a train that was an anointed member of Burlington Route's splendid Zephyr fleet was a mark of both esteem and adventure.
This books tells the story of how the fabulous Zephyr network evolved from the spunky little Zephyr 9900-a three-car slip of stainless steel born in 1934-to a far-flung fleet of nimble, gleaming trains that linked the great states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, and beyond with California and the Pacific Ocean. In these pages you'll witness nearly every one of the great Burlington Zephyrs: the diminutive 9900 on its record-breaking dawn-to-dusk run from Denver to Chicago in May 1934; the Denver Zephyr as it speeds through an Iowa thunderstorm; the Twin Zephyrs and Mark Twain Zephyr as they glide along the banks of the Mississippi River; even the Amtrak trains that carried the Zephyr moniker into the new millennium. Included are detailed accounts of power car, locomotive, and rolling-stock purchases and assignments; behind-the-scenes glimpses of Zephyr design and construction; an overview of Zephyr operations; and a special look at how dome cars revolutionized the Zephyr fleet.
Lavishly illustrated with classic railroad publicity photos, black-and-white and color scenes photographed by independent railroad historians, and railroad art in the form of menus, train brochures, and other ephemera, Burlington's Zephyrs will keep you entertained for hours and provide a good reference for transportation historians.
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