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Re: [CBQ] 70 Years Ago Today: Pioneer Zephyr's Dawn-to-Dusk Run

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] 70 Years Ago Today: Pioneer Zephyr's Dawn-to-Dusk Run
From: William Ewinger <b_ewinger@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 05:12:59 -0700 (PDT)
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HI ALL
after 11:00am central time there is an article about
this in the burlington hawkeye newspaper
www.thehawkeye.com
bill ewinger
--- zephyrus@rickadee.net wrote:
> At 05:32 AM 5/26/2004 -0000, Bill wrote:
> 
> >Today is the 70th anniversary of the Pioneer
> Zephyr's famous 13 hour 
> >dawn-to-dusk run from Denver to chicago.
> 
> Hear Hear!  The Little Engine (train) that Could! 
> The start of a new era
> in passenger railroading and a brilliant achievement
> in technology.  1015
> miles in 785 minutes -- 77.6mph average for 13 hours
> straight.
> 
> I will display the commemorative matchbox cover all
> day in honor.  Thanks
> for the reminder, cbq_bill!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Randy
> 
> Randy Gordon-Gilmore  ,----.___________ 
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