The Zephyrs were among the most innovative and successful trains of the classic era. They pointed to a new future of streamlined, diesel-powered trains. This new 100-page special issue will allow you to reflect on all the members of this extraordinary family of trains. It includes all-new content, plus articles from the Trains archives by noted authors including David P. Morgan, Wallace W. Abbey, and Willard V. Anderson.
Salute to a silver family
Burlington's Zephyrs
BURLINGTON ROAD OF PASSENGER PROGRESS • “Make rail travel attractive enough and you’ll get the business.” That’s the prevailing philosophy on “The Way of the Zephyrs”
THE BUDD COMPANY TRANSPORTATION INNOVATOR FOR 75 YEARS • The builder of the Zephyrs made vehicles for road, rail, and air
ELECTRO-MOTIVE: YOUNG GIANT • The pioneering “infant” of 1922 has 26 years later grown into the world’s largest builder of locomotives
THE TRAIN THAT SPARKED AN ERA • In 1934, the Pioneer Zephyr was a bright novelty; 18 years later its success is demonstrated by the great fleet of diesel streamliners that course the nation
DENVER AT DAWN, CHICAGO AT DUSK
HOLLYWOOD’S ZEPHYR RIDE • Burlington’s breakthrough train played the title role in RKO’s thriller, The Silver Streak
CB&Q 9900, Pioneer Zephyr • In the 1930s, nine Burlington Route trains (plus a New England cousin) were the shining pioneers of a new era in rail passenger service
CB&Q 9901 and 9902, Twin Zephyrs (1935)
CB&Q 9903, Mark Twain Zephyr
CB&Q 9904 and 9905, Twin Zephyrs (1936)
CB&Q 9906 and 9907, Denver Zephyr
CB&Q 9908, General Pershing Zephyr
B&M 6000, Flying Yankee
THE ULTIMATE ZEPHYR • The California Zephyr was scheduled for scenery, and had the equipment to showcase it
WAYS OF THE ZEPHYRS • An all-time map of the routes of Burlington’s famous family of streamliners
ZEPHYR PHOTO GALLERY
SILVER SURVIVOR • The Nebraska Zephyr — a diesel streamliner older than some excursion steam locomotives — captivates thousands every year at the Illinois Railway Museum
21st Century ZEPHYR • After six decades of uncertainty, the Mark Twain Zephyr is being reborn for a new life of luxury in northern Wisconsin