The tail signs on the 1936 and 1947 trains said Twin
Cities Zephyr.
I think Burlington did this intentionally for its
double entendre -- twin trains to the Twin Cities.
In the 1980's, the bus system of the Oklahoma City,
the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking
Authority, ran a commuter bus from and to Midwest
City, Oklahoma. They called it the Midwest Miler.
Similar double entendre in that the Midwest could
refer to Midwest City or the Midwestern United States.
sjl
--- Original Message ---
From: "David E. Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [BRHSlist] Twin Zephyr a.k.a. Twin Cities
Zephyr
>Hi Gang,
>
>This weekend a fellow Burlington fan came up with an
interesting question
>that I thought would be a good one to post to the
list. What was the
>"official "name of the Zephyrs that went from Chicago
to the Twin Cities?
>
>I did some research in the material the BRHS has and
found some interesting
>things. I would be interested in other's findings
and opinions. Here's
>what I found:
>
>It appears that the "Twin Zephyr" name was used to
describe the "service" or
>the trains in general, while the terms "Morning
Zephyr" and "Afternoon
>Zephyr" was used to describe specifically scheduled
trains.
>
>The earliest evidence I found was a press release
dated March 18, 1935,
>which refer to the subject Zephyrs as the "TWIN
ZEPHYRS."
>
>All of the early brochures, newspaper ads and
pamphlets for the 1st set of
>Zephyrs exclusively called them the "TWIN ZEPHYRS."
One of the brochures
>provides photographic evidence that the tail car
carried the number(s)
>9901/9902 near the center of the car's sides and the
artist's rendition show
>the words "Burlington-Zephyr" towards the rear of the
car.
>
>The first Burlington reference of the use "Twin
Cities Zephyr" I found in a
>1945, 10th Anniversary pamphlet...the cover, the
captioning and the majority
>of the text uses "Twin Zephyr," but in the last
paragraph, announcing that
>in "...the summer of 1945 it is planned that a unique
glass-domed car, based
>upon designs developed by general Motors, will be
demonstrated on the Twin
>Cities Zephyrs."
>
>However, the brochures of 1948, regarding the "New
Twin Zephyrs...featuring
>Vista Dome Cars" never use "Cities" in the train's
name.
>
>One of the brochures from the 1949 Chicago Railroad
Fair uses only "Twin
>Zephyrs," while the November 1949 pamphlet "From
Wagon Wheel to Stainless
>Steel" labels the route on its centerfold map "Twin
City Zephyr."
>
>A July, 1957 brochure uses only the "Twin Zephyr"
name.
>
>So...it appears that the "official" name of the
trains was the "Twin
>Zephyr," but it later became known as the "Twin
Cities Zephyr."
>
>Dave
>
>
>
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