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Re: Was Billings to Omaha ever a Zephyr?

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Subject: Re: Was Billings to Omaha ever a Zephyr?
From: "wollffee <wolfee@o...>" <wolfee@o...>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:38:42 -0000
In-reply-to: <b3himo+bcj1@e...>
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Dave, thanks, that's a great piece. I suspect the names may have 
changed by the 60's, but apparently neither route was ever labeled a 
Zephyr. 

--- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, "david_f_pease <davidp@t...>" 
<davidp@t...> wrote:
> A pamphlet published by the CB&Q in 1933 lists the name of this 
train 
> as "The Shoshone" you can read this very interest pamphlet at this 
> link.
> 
> http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cbq/cbq-1933.html
> 
> I live in Powell, Wyoming and I have heard this train had the 
> nickname The Squaw, so my quess is that it was called The Squaw on 
> one end of the run, and the Nightcrawler on the other end, lol.
> 
> --- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, "wollffee <wolfee@o...>" 
> <wolfee@o...> wrote:
> > Or just another connecting train? I finally found some pics of 
the 
> > Billings to Denver #30, and can't believe it rolled within 3 
blocks 
> > of my house here in northwestern Denver suburbs when I first 
moved 
> > here in the '60s. Does anybody know if #30 was officially 
referred 
> > to as the "Nightcrawler" or was that just a nickname the riders 
> gave 
> > it?


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