MORE TRAINS - Zephyr to Join FestivalHi everyone,
It looks like some "Q" equipment from the IRM will be on the move in July.
There is a large train festival in Rock Island, IL July 21st to 24th. I just
received a newsletter from the organizers that say the Nebraska Zephyr will be
in attendance. There will also be a pubic excursion on the NZ on 7/24/11 from
Rock Island to Bureau, IL. It's a chance to ride this great Burlington Train
on the mainline. They also say the "Q" switcher will be in attendance from the
IMR.
Aside from Burlington equipment will be several steam locomotives. There are
two steam mainline trip scheduled during the event as well.
I've attached the newsletter that was send to me, although I'm now sure it will
be allowed through the system.
Jim Goodin
Blue Grass, IA
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Train Festival 2011 News
July 21-24, 2011 - Rock Island, IL
Nebraska Zephyr to Pull Excursion
www.trainfestival2011.com
Zephyr to Attend Train Festival
Train Festival 2011 in partnership with the
Illinois Railway Museum announces the addition of IRM’s historic train set, the
Nebraska Zephyr, to the Train Festival lineup. The silver Zephyr, a full
matching train, will take passengers to Bureau Illinois and return on July 24.
This will be the first time the general public will be allowed to ride this
train outside Museum grounds since the Zephyr was taken out of regular service
in the 1960’s.
Accompanying the Zephyr to Train Festival 2011
will be ex-Chicago Northwestern F7 streamlined diesel locomotive and Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy SW7 diesel switch locomotive. All locomotives and passenger
cars will be on display during the 4 day event.
The Nebraska Zephyr will be on display for
visitors to tour during the day. On Sunday July 24, the Zephyr will do
something it has not done in over 40 years, offer a public excursion for up to
150 people to Bureau, Il and return. The train has run at the Illinois Railway
Museum for years and has left the museum rarely for a private charter or movie
shoot. This will be the first opportunity for the general public to ride this
historic train outside the museum in decades. The train is scheduled to depart
Rock Island at 10am and return around 3:30pm. Lunch will be served on the train
in the dinning car. Two classes of service will be offered, coach class and
premium class. Premium passengers will be treated to a meal prepared on the
train by IRM chefs over the original charcoal grill. Coach passengers will
receive a gourmet boxed lunch and beverages. Tickets are limited to 120 coach
seats at $219 each and 32 premium parlor seats at $329 each. Tickets include
the round trip excursion, lunch, a photo run-by, admission to the event and a
ride on history. This will be the only excursion offered on the Nebraska
Zephyr. Tickets are available at www.trainfestival2011.com.
The Nebraska Zephyr, CB&Q SW7 and C&NW F7
locomotives will be on display at Train Festival 2011, July 21-24 in Rock
Island, IL. The locomotives will join 7 steam locomotives from around the
country, Amtrak locomotives, locomotives from the Iowa Interstate Railroad and
others on display for public viewing. Excursions are offered each day behind
different locomotives pulling historic passenger cars. Excursions run to
different locations in Illinois and Iowa. Also offered at Train Festival 2011
are miniature train rides, children’s area, model trains, riverboat excursions,
railroad vendors, children’s concerts, and various railroad displays. More
information and tickets are available at www.trainfestival2011.com or by
calling the Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-747-7800.
INFO ON NEW ADDITIONS
NEBRASKA ZEPHYR
CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD
BUILT - 1936, BUDD
Following the introduction of the highly
successful "Pioneer Zephyr" in 1934, the first diesel powered streamlined
train, the CB&Q took delivery of this train and an identical sister train in
1936 for use in the then highly lucrative and fiercely competitive
Chicago-Minneapolis passenger market. They became known as the "Trains of the
Gods and Goddesses", because the cars were named for Greek and Roman deities.
Like the "Pioneer Zephyr" and other early
streamlined trains, this train and its sister were complete articulated units
which could not be uncoupled except by the repair shops. Unlike the earlier
streamliners, however, the locomotives of the 1936 Zephyrs were not integral
parts of the trains. This prevented an engine breakdown from requiring an
entire train to be removed from service. Articulated trains such as this one
fell into disfavor soon after the 1936 Zephyrs were built because of the
impossibility of varying train lengths.
The 1936 Zephyrs were replaced on the Twin
Cities route by newer streamlined equipment in 1947. This train and its sister
both then received the name "Nebraska Zephyr" and were used between Chicago,
Omaha and Lincoln. Originally seven cars in length, both trains were reduced to
five cars in later years. They were retired in 1968.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9255 (EMD SW7)
This operational SW7 switcher was built in
1950. It is a phase II variation that included a redesigned cab window
eliminating the curves on the front. It was acquired from the Burlington
Northern in 1995 as Davenport, Rock Island and North Western 121, a shortline
jointly owned by BN and CP Rail that operated on the site of Train Festival
2011. It was restored at IRM to CB&Q 9255 in 2006 and operates regularly
switching the museums yards.
Chicago & Northwestern 411 (EMD F7A)
This operational F7A was built in 1949 as CNW
4082C. It was acquired in 1999 from Metra as 305 along with Metra 308. It was
used in CNW's Chicago commuter service as well as freight service, later being
used for work train service on Metra. It was restored to CNW 411 in 2006, and
regularly operates at IRM with restored CNW commuter cars.
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from Chicago on Thursday Morning to Rock Island. Once you arrive at Train
Festival, you will have some time to look around. At 6:00pm you will board the
Celebration Belle Riverboat for a 2 1/2 hour Dinner Cruise down the Mississippi
River. You will dine on the Captain's Dinner with Entertainment. After the
River Dinner Cruise, you will be transported to the Radisson Quad City Plaza
for an overnight stay. On Friday morning you will be taken back over to the
event to spend some additional time looking around. A bus will take you back to
Chicago departing Rock Island at 1:30pm arriving back in Chicago around 4:30pm.
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