I agree that the NB Zephyr is the best candidate. But the part about the KC
Zephyr doesn't
apply. In my last year in Downers Grove area (1961) the two trains ran
separately
eastbound, at least in summer. One would go by, and it was a short wait until
the next
came flying by. It was a good show, indeed
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen J. Levine" <sjl@...> wrote:
>
> Probably the Nebraska Zephyr/Coloradoan, then.
>
> This train combined with the Kansas City Zephyr in Galesburg. Thus it
> would not have
been considered a premier run.
>
> sjl
>
> Rick Keil <rkeil6721@...> wrote:
> I think he was travelling in the early 60's from Omaha to Chicago.
>
> Rick Keil
>
>
> >From: "Stephen J. Levine"
> >Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> >To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Omaha to Chicago Passenger Trains
> >Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:49:28 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Need to know the time period to which Mr. Keil's questioner refers.
> >
> > The Nebraska Zephyr, using ex-TCZ equipment, would have been considered
> >a premier train in its earlier days, particularly because the railroad's
> >flagship train, the Denver Zephyr, used equipment of similar vintage at the
> >time.
> >
> > sjl
> >
> >larryst_99 wrote:
> > The Nebraska Zephyr left Lincoln in the morning and arrived in
> >Chicago
> >that night
> >
> >Larry Stephens
> >
> >--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Keil" wrote:
> > >
> > > Trying to answer a question for someone. What train(s) would have left
> > > Omaha in the morning and arrived in Chicago around nightfall. It
> >was not
> > > one of the premier trains. Thanks
> > >
> > > Rick Keil
> > >
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