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From: Mary C Ormond via Groups.Io <maryclarkormond=yahoo.com@groups.io> To: cbq <cbq@groups.io> Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2019 5:55 pm Subject: [CBQ] Aurora Historical Society fundraiser to salute 170 years, Pioneer Zephyr The spring fundraiser for the Aurora Historical Society will
be a tribute to 170th anniversary of the Burlington Railroad in
Aurora. There will be drinks, a buffet
supper and a showing of a classic train film at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 North
Broadway, Aurora, 60505.
Executive Director John Jaros will speak about Aurora’s railroad history
and the Burlington.
The film is the 1934 classic “Silver Streak” with stars of the day Charles Starrett, Sally Blane,
and William Farnum. Although an actor
portrayed the engineer in the movie,
driving the train for the movie was Aurora’s own Jack Ford. “The Burlington wouldn’t let anybody else touch those
controls,” according to Jaros. And with
good reason. Ford was the engineer who set
a new record for non-stop speed and distance with his 13-hour run from Denver
to Chicago on May 26, 1934.
“The Zephyr was the rock star
of the railroading world in the 1930s,” said historical society president Mary
Clark Ormond. “Suddenly, bursting from
the Industrial Age world of the steam-driven Iron Horse, came this sleek steel beauty of the Jazz Age. People couldn’t get enough of it. No wonder Hollywood made a movie with the Zephyr
as the star.”
The event is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, 2019 from
4-7pm. Tickets are $65 per person ($60
for members) and may be purchased online at www.aurorahistory.net, by calling
630-906-0650, or by sending a check to the historical society at P.O. Box 905,
Aurora, IL 60507.
Anyone who would like more info, please reach me at maryclarkormond@yahoo.com. Thanks! Mary
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