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	Pioneer Zephyr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad trainset (a set of railroad cars permanently coupled together, actually an articulated railcar with Jacobs Bogies) built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CBandQ), commonly known by the shorter name of Burlington.
		Since the Pioneer Zephyr was built of stainless steel, which is not as recyclable as aluminum, the train was spared from the metal recycling drives of World War II.
		The Pioneer Zephyr's last revenue run was a trip from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Kansas City, Missouri, (along the train's regular revenue route) that then continued to Chicago on March 20, 1960.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pioneer_Zephyr (3370 words)

	BACKTRACKING
		The Zephyrs had their start, spawning a number of look-a-likes, on April 7, 1934 when the CBandQ’s Zephyr 9900 was finished in Philadelphia.
		The Zephyr 9900 had three cars- a power car that included space for mail; a car that had space for baggage, a buffet-grill and 20 seats; and a car with 40 seats and a 12-seat observation lounge at the rear of the car.
		It is reported that the new name was prompted by her success- the addition of new Zephyrs in "the Q’s" stable.
	www.thezephyr.com /backtrack/ridingthezephyr.htm (1910 words)

	Pioneer Zephyr
		Burlington's Pioneer Zephyr was rolled out of the Budd plant in Philadelphia on 9 April 1934, and christened as the Zephyr at PRR's Broad Street Station on 18 April.
		When the Pioneer Zephyr was retired in 1960 (after a 26-year service life!), the Burlington Route donated the train to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
		The Burlington Pioneer Zephyr by the son of one of the original builders!
	www.prototrains.com /pioneer/pioneer.html (1781 words)

	McCook Daily Gazette: Story : Column by Walt Sehnert
		Budd's new train was christened "The Burlington Zephyr," later known as the "Pioneer Zephyr." Budd came up with the name after reading "The Canterbury Tales", which told of pilgrims setting out on a journey.
		During the trip, the Pioneer averaged 77 mph, with a top speed of 112.5 mph (just short of the then land speed record of 115 mph.) This was about half the time that regular passenger trains were making the Denver/ Chicago trip in 1934.
		The year after the Zephyr was in put into service passenger traffic increased 103 percent on the CB&Q. By 1955, when the Pioneer Zephyr was taken out of service, it had operated over 3 million miles.
	www.mccookgazette.com /story/1167783.html (1203 words)

	California Zephyr History
		Meanwhile, the Burlington was on the cutting edge of technology and introduced their Zephyr (later known as the Pioneer Zephyr), a revolution in streamlined, diesel-powered passenger trains.
		With the amazing success of the Exposition Flyer, and the wonderous new technology on the horizon which the Pioneer Zephyr only hinted at, plans were soon churning to re-equip the Flyer with a new streamlined consist.
		Amtrak currently offers passenger service under the name of the California Zephyr, though it follows a modified route from the original, and in the opinion of many a purist, Amtrak's version is hardly a fitting repository for such a rich name.
	calzephyr.railfan.net /history.html (1301 words)

	RAILROAD.NET - Book Review: Burlington’s Zephyrs
		When railfans hear the word "Zephyr," we quickly imagined shovel-nosed stainless steel articulated trainsets zipping across the Iowa prairie; or long strings of vista-domes threading their way through the Rockies behind brightly painted streamlined F-units.
		On May 26, 1934, a shiny streak called the Zephyr flashed over the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy mainline between Chicago and Denver, ushering in a new era of rail technology.
		Zimmermann also explains the pioneering Budd technology called "Shotwelding," which allows two pieces of stainless steel to be welded together without causing buckling or corrosion.
	www.railroad.net /articles/columns/reviews/zephyr/index.php (831 words)

	Zephyr - Where Will Zephyr Take You? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Zephyr Extra: When Jesus spoke to the "Burning Bush" The next issue of the Zephyr will be online December 1st.
		Zephyr is a notice transport and delivery system developed at MIT which runs under Localized Zephyr servers provide routing, queueing and dispatching
		The result was the Burlington Zephyr, renamed the Pioneer Zephyr in 1936.
	linkfollow.com /lkfl/zephyr.html (459 words)

	History of the Mark Twain Zephyr, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The original Burlington Zephyr had successfully raised patronage to overflow levels on the Kansas City to Lincoln route, expectations were high that the Twins would do the same for the highly competitive, revenue-challenged route between Chicago and the Twin Cities.
		The increases in passenger levels on the three Zephyr routes made an impression on management, for example, in July and August of 1935, over 5000 passengers could not be accommodated on the Zephyrs.
		To publicize the new Denver Zephyrs, and to start building a larger passenger base, the Burlington reassigned the MTZ and the 9900 to be the Advanced Denver Zephyrs, one running each direction between Chicago and Denver on a 16-hour schedule daily.
	www.gatewaynmra.org /articles/mt-zephyr.htm (3358 words)

	"RyPN Editorials"
		The Twin Cities Zephyrs of 1947 (above top), were the first with vista domes. Operating during the day, they did not carry sleepers.
		The California Zephyr was the ultimate cruise train. Shown here on the Western Pacific, such a train could be recreated today with authentic equipment, save for two missing WP B units, which would have to be replicated from others.
		As the earlier locomotives are scrapped, display locomotives fore assembled Zephyr trainsets would have to come from the two dozen remaining ex-Burlington E8s and E9s. Such engines powered the trains in later years.
	www.rypn.org /RyPN/editorials/viewarchiveeditorials.asp?filename=041212031019.txt (342 words)

	American Experience \| Streamliners \| People & Events
		Williams, however, took poetic license when he sang of "the California Zephyr, the Union Pacific Queen." The inspiration for his song truly belonged to the Burlington, two men named Budd, and to the fleet of trains that spearheaded a revolution in the railroad industry.
		By April 1934, the Burlington Zephyr -- named by Ralph Budd for Zephyrus, the god of the west wind and a symbol of rebirth -- was ready.
		Renamed the Pioneer Zephyr in 1936 to celebrate its position as the first in the Burlington's new fleet, the premier streamliner was largely responsible for ridership and revenue growth over the next two years.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/streamliners/peopleevents/e_zephyr.html (661 words)

	Burlington Zephyr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first million Pioneer Zephyr miles are celebrated on December 29, 1939.
		The Pioneer Zephyr, granddaddy of diesel-powered streamlined trains, at Quincy Ill. celebrates its 20th anniversary of regular service.
		Murphy presents the Pioneer Zephyr's throttle to Major Lenox R. Lohr, President of the Museum of Science and Industry.
	members.aol.com /timjwagner (246 words)

	All-Railroad's Ho /N Pioneer Zephyr
		All the tooling for the "N" Zephyr is scheduled to be finished by early May, and we have been making flying changes in the "N" tooling using information learned from the HO models..
		While the Union Pacific was running their M-10000 "Streamliner" some months before the Zephyr was put into service in May of 1934, the Zephyr stole the public relations show and is better-known and more widely remembered than the UP's M-10000.
		The Pioneer Zephyr also stared in its own Movie, "Silver Streak" and was seen by millions more people all over the world.
	www.all-railroads.com /zephyr.html (870 words)

	The Burlington Pioneer Zephyr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On May 26, 1934, the Pioneer Zephyr made its record breaking trip from Denver to Chicago, a distance of 1000 miles in approximately 13 hours at an average speed of 77 mph.
		The Burlington Pioneer Zephyr was first run on April 9, 1934 to Perkiomen Junction and Returned to Philadelphia where on April 18, 1934 it was christened Burlington Zephyr.
		Jon Belcher & Savoy Swing celeberate the Burlington Pioneer Zephyr in the Till Tom Special, their new CD to be released in July, 1999.
	members.aol.com /bpzephyr/bpz.html (353 words)

	photos
		In 1957, the original DZ trains were reassigned to the Texas Zephyr run.
		Like the Pioneer Zephyr, it was built originally as a three-unit set, but acquired a fourth car shortly after.
		As the earlier locomotives are scrapped, display locomotives fore assembled Zephyr trainsets would have to come from the two dozen remaining ex-Burlington E8s and E9s.
	www.rypn.org /rypn_files/editorials/Editorials/zephyr/photos.htm (595 words)

	Zephyr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zephyr, a demon boss in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, who attacks using long, sharp claws, throwing daggers and the ability to shortly suspend time (except himself)
		Pioneer Zephyr, a diesel-powered railroad trainset built in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
		The Zephyr, a wooden roller coaster which was the signature ride at the Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zephyr (308 words)

	The Pioneer Zephyr Comes Home / 18th St., Chicago, Illinois Hot Spot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1934, the Burlington Route's Pioneer Zephyr represented the state-of-the-art, cutting edge technology in railroading.
		Here the Zephyr was open to the public before being transported to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
		Donated to the Museum in 1960, the Zephyr was displayed outside next to Santa Fe 2903 until 1994.
	www.trainweb.org /tracksideonline/Program118.html (388 words)

	American Experience \| Streamliners \| Special Features
		Mike Sarna is the curator of the Pioneer Zephyr exhibit, which displays a restored streamliner train at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
		When other Zephyrs were commissioned, the first was renamed the Pioneer, hence Pioneer Zephyr.
		The Zephyr had what was called the Buffet Grill, where you could order all types of grilled sandwiches finished off with ice cream.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/streamliners/sfeature/sf_curator.html (1271 words)

	Con-Cor (China) Burlington Pioneer Zephyr
		The initial N scale release of this model was purportedly limited to 2250 units (2000 in the "Pioneer Zephyr" scheme and 250 in the "Silver Streak" scheme).
		Con-Cor packages its Zephyr in a large cardboard box with the power car and two trailing cars nestled in individual cut-outs in a soft foam block.
		In addition to the constant-voltage LED directional headlight and taillight, the model has front and rear marker lights, and its entire passenger compartment is brightly illuminated in a bluish-green that's reminiscent of fluorescent lighting seen through a tinted window.
	www.visi.com /~spookshow/cczephyr.html (1406 words)

	4Nscale.com Product Information
		The Pioneer Zephyr began it's journey in May of 1934.
		The Zephyr is synonymous with the word "Streamliner" and is instantly recognized the world over.
		The Zephyr's distinctive nose made news all around the country and was easy to recognize.
	www.4nscale.com /details.asp?p=9270 (199 words)

	What is new
		Note there will be a small re-run of the HO and N Scale Pioneer Zephyr to be released at the end of 2006.
		The Pioneer Zephyr "N" 4th car is due Winter of 2006.
		Pioneer Zephyr Note: No lettering was on the 4th cars in the orginal train when in service, so hence no lettering on the models
	www.tophobbytrains.com /index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=12 (731 words)

	#58 Pioneer Zephyr (1934) - Landmarks
		The debut of the Pioneer Zephyr heralded a comeback in 1934, touring the country and being seen by some two million people in 222 cities.
		The Zephyr was the first diesel-powered, stainless-steel streamlined train.
		The Pioneer Zephyr was retired May 26, 1960, after some 3.2 million miles.
	www.asme.org /Communities/History/Landmarks/Pioneer_Zephyr_1934.cfm (228 words)

	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was one of the pioneer railroads of Chicago.
		If one were to put a definite date on the passing age of steam power in America, one could do worse than pick the opening day of the second year of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago.
		One of the Zephyr's predecessors, this Burlington steam locomotive was built in the 1890s.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1994/ihy941216.html (416 words)

	Route of the TEXAS ZEPHYR - PIONEER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Route of the Texas Zephyr - Pioneer Zephyr
		Chicago IL Both trains interchange cars (to or from the Pacific Northwest) with the Starlight Zephyr at Ogden.
		The Texas Zephyr and Pioneer Zephyr operate as a combined overnight train between Salt Lake City and Denver.
	www.trainweb.org /interrail/proposal/texas99.htm (120 words)

	Cal Zephyr History
		While planning for this train had been in progress for at least five years, the agreement signed on this day would become known as the President’s Agreement and would be recognized as the official day the CZ was born.
		On March 19th, 1949, the California Zephyr was officially christened by Warner Brothers star, Miss Eleanor Parker while the new train stood in the middle of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Street.
		Cyrus Osborn had some measure of success on his diesel sales tour, as the locomotives that were chosen for pulling the California Zephyr by the CBandQ and the WP and a year later by the DandRGW, were the EMD F3s.
	www.broadway-limited.com /products/calzephyrhist.htm (2094 words)

	Con-Cor New Announcements
		The Burlington won the public relations battle and got more publicity for the Pioneer Zephyr which is probably remembered better than the M-10000.
		The M-10000 also toured much of the USA and the interior was shown to over 1 million people, and each and every one of those million plus people got a fancy souvenir Aluminum coin made of the same material as the M-10000 body.
		Designed similar to the "N" Pioneer Zephyr models introduced recently, the AeroTrain will be DCC compatible, have full interiors, and interior lighting, reversing headlights and tail lights.
	www.nscaledivision.com /con-cor_new_announcements.htm (1262 words)

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