Zephyr Rocket was inagurated on Jan 7, 1941 on the shortest route between the
Twin Cities and St. Louis. Travel time was about 14-1/2 hours.
Equipment for the ZR was provided by both railroads. Each rr provided a
locomotive, a baggage car, a mail/baggage, one streamlined coach, and one
sleeping
car. On the rear of each train was a dining/parlor/obsv. car supplied by the
RI.
Consist Jan 7, 1941
Motor RI 627 (E-6)
Q 1601 Silver Mail (mail bag)
Q 902 Silver Express (bag)
Q 4709 Silver Castle (52 st. coach)
Pullman Mineapolis (10/3)
RI 432 St. Louis (24/16 diner/parlor obsv)
Motor Q 9913 Silver Wings (E-5)
RI 500 (Hvwt. mail bag)
RI 861 (Hvwt. bag)
RI 312 Waterloo (52 st. coach)
Pullman Cedar Rapids (10/3)
RI 433 St. Paul (24/16 diner/parlor obsv)
Sleeping car accomidations were increased with the addition of an 8/1/3
sleeper to each train in 1943.
Consist 1943
Motor RI 627 (E-6)
RI 501
Q 900 Silver Light (bag)
Q 4713 Silver Forest (52 st coach)
RI 202 Kansas City (48 st coach)
Pullman Rocket Tower (8/1/3)
Pullman Minneapolis (10/3)
RI 432 St. Louis (24/16 diner/parlor obsv
Motor Q 9913 (E-5)
RI 501
RI 861
Q 4714 Silver Alchemy (52 st coach)
RI Muscatine (48 st coach)
Pullman Zephyr Tower (8/1/3)
Pullman Cedar Rapids (10/3)
RI 433 St. Paul (24/16 diner/parlor obsv)
In 1948 Minneapolis became Q 651 and Zephyr Tower became Q 662 when Pullman
divested itself of the sleeping car fleet. Cedar Rapids and Rocket Tower became
the property of the RI.
Lightweight sleeping cars were added in 1954.
The folowing constists are of the northbound and southbound ZR at Burlington
Ia on Mar 4, 1960 (Southbound on Mar 5)
Northbound 3-4-60
Arriving RI 639 (E-7) Departing
RI (E-7)
Q 1027 (bag)
Q 1027
Q 1045 (bag)
Q 1045
Q 1044 (bag)
RI 753
Q 1931 (mail/bag)
RI 303 Chisholm Trail
Q 4700 Silver Chariot (52 st coach) RI
605 Golden Banner
RI 303 Chisholm Trail (76 st. coach)
RI 605 Golden Banner (6/6/4)
Q 308 Cafe/Parlor
Southbound 3-5-60
Arriving Q 9927A (E-7)
Q 9928A (E-7)
Q 1005 (bag)
Q 1005
Q 1025 (bag)
Q 1025
RI 752
Q 1561 (bag)
RI 204 Newton (48 st coach)
Q 1940 (mail/bag)
RI 338 Davenport (68 st coach) Q
4700 S. Chariot
RI 606 Golden Chariot (6/6/4)
RI 338
RI 606
Following is the consist of the southbound ZR at West Liberty Ia, in 1963
Motor Q 9933A (E-7)
Q 1017 (bag)
Q 1580 (bag)
Q 1048 (bag)
RI 752
RI 356 Tucumcari (72 st coach)
Service was discontinued in the spring, April I think, of 1967
Dick Schultz, Ely IA
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