1 & 2 would be the Denver Zephyr 17& 18 California Service 11&12 The old Nebraska Zephyr 3&4 Part of the old Kansas City Zephyr These would be my best guesses [Non-text portions of this message have
To continue this line of thought: If trains 3 & 4 were part of the old Kansas City Zephyr in 1969 , When did they change from numbers 35 & 36? Thanks Tom Mitchell 1 & 2 would be the Denver Zephyr 17&
The Q also ran a train called the Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr which went through Albia in the middle of the night. I believe it was #3 westbound and 4 eastbound. Assuming that the Ak-Sar-Ben and KC Zephyrs ra
New information always makes me ask new questions. What route did the Sam Houston Zephyr use? Where there any other Zephyrs that went through Kansas City besides the KC Zephyr? Trains 3 and 4 were th
Tom, Here's a quick snapshot for June 1941, as listed by the Official Rwy Guide. The "General Pershing Zephyr" Trains #32 and #33, "The Mark Twain Zephyr" City, and ofcourse pre-dating the "Kansas Ci
the SAM HOUSTON ZEPHYR ran between Fort Worth and Houston on the jointly held Burlington-Rock Island thence CRI&P - FW&D - [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Thanks to all who have been kind enough to post info on this subject thusfar. Tom and a couple others have mentioned an apparent numbering change in the passenger trains. Just last night I read in Ho
Another question -- Holck mentioned something about mail contract expiring or being cancelled sometime in 1967 in a photo caption of some train. Was he referring to something specific on the captione
The Operating Data Sheets for October 1, 1969 - reprinted by the BRHS in 1998 - show several trains, east (eg. #60 & #64) and west (eg. #63 & #165) bound with US mail as a #1 priority. Anyone know wh
Greg, Bulk mail continued to move in trailers or the NYC's Flexivan containers. It still does so today. The shift was already taking place when the passenger train contracts were cancelled. There was
Tom: Look on page 43 of CB&Q In Color Vol #3. There is a shot of the remains of the KCZ at W. Quincy on 8-3-69, at that time running as the "Quincy Local". The change-over date on the train numbers w