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| Title: | Pioneer Zephyr
: America’s First Diesel-Electric Stainless Steel Streamliner |
| Author: | Carl R Byron |
| ISBN: | 0911581588 : 9780911581584 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 215x280mm |
| Pages: | 124 |
| Weight: | .518 Kg. |
| Published: | Heimburger House Publishing - January 2006 |
| List Price: | 11.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Trains & railways: general interest |
Swift, stylish and so sophisticated, The Burlington Railroad’s God of the West Wind, the Pioneer Zephyr, was a 104-ton, three-car streamlined speedster, setting a record of 13 hours, four minutes on the 1,015-mile run between Chicago and Denver. In April of 1934 the Zephyr posed for its official photo, then went on an exhibition tour that visited 46 cities where nearly half a million people saw it. The Zephyr exceeded 100 mph numerous times in its lifetime, amazing the public and the railroad industry alike. The Pioneer Zephyr spawned many look-alikes on the Burlington, it was the centre of attention in the movie The Silver Streak, and it eventually was donated to the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.
Introduction (all Aboard!); The Great Depression; A Season of Tribulation Brings New Hope; 1933 -- Conception and Construction; The Zephyr in Detail; Tours, a Speed Record, the World's Fair and Hollywood Stardom; Zephyr's 25½ Years in the Work-a-Day World; Siblings Galore! The Zephyr Fleet Arrives; Epilogue -- the Zephyr Today.
