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Mark Twain Zephyr outreach, interview, and book-signing tour set for July

By | June 2, 2021

Wisconsin Great Northern official and author will visit communities along original route, seeking those with memories of trains and offering update on restoration


Multicolored seats in round-end observation carThe lounge area of the Mark Twain Zephyr‘s round-end observation as it stood in April. The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad is planning a tour to update communities along the train’s original route on the restoration project and to seek out people who rode or worked on the train.  (Trains: David Lassen)

TREGO, Wis. — The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad is planning an outreach tour along the original route of the Mark Twain Zephyr in July, visiting communities in western Illinois, eastern Iowa, and Missouri to seek out people who rode or worked on the train, and to provide updates on the progress in restoring the historic former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy streamliner.

Wisconsin Great Northern’s Director of Passenger Development, Robert Tabern, will be visiting a series of communities, giving presentations about the history of the train and updates on its restoration by the railroad. He also will be selling and signing copies of his three-volume book,
“Mark Twain Zephyr: History, Restoration and Re-birth.”

At the same time, he will be looking to interview people who have memories or riding or working on the train between 1935 and 1958, as part of a project to preserve the legacy of the train. Those interested in being interviewed should contact Tabern at rtabern@spoonertrainride.com

Restoration of the Zephyr, which began late last year after the Wisconsin Great Northern acquired the trainset which had sat idle for 60 years, continues with the goal of returning the train to operation at the railroad.

Scheduled stops on the tour are:

Saturday, July 17
Galesburg, Ill:
Galesburg Public Library, 40 E. Simmons St.
Presentation at 10 a.m., book signing to follow

Burlington, Iowa
Burlington by the Book, 301 Jefferson St.
Book signing open house 2-5 p.m. (no presentation)

Sunday, July 18
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Amtrak Depot, 418 N. Adams St.
Presentation at 2 p.m., book signing to follow

Monday, July 19
Fort Madison, Iowa
Port Madison Public Library, 1920 Avenue E
Presentation at 11 a.m., book signing to follow

Keokuk, Iowa
Keokuk Public Library, 210 N. 5th St.
Presentation at 5:30 p.m., book signing to follow

Tuesday, July 20
Canton, Mo.
Canton Public Library, 403 Lewis St.
Presentation at 11 a.m., book signing to follow

Quincy, Ill.
Quincy Public Library, 526 Jersey St.
Presentation at 6:30 p.m., book signing to follow

Wednesday, July 21
Louisiana, Mo.
Louisiana Public Library, 121 N. 3rd St.
Presentation at 11 a.m., book signing to follow

Hannibal, Mo.
Mark Twain Home and Museum, 120 N. Main St.
Presentation at 2:30 p.m., book signing to follow

Thursday, July 22
St. Louis
National Museum of Transportation, 2933 Barrett Station Rd.
Presentation and book signing time TBA; watch MarkTwainZephyr.com for details


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