The Zephyr, which consumed less than $17 worth of diesel fuel on the trip (415 gallons at 4 cents a gallon), reached its “finish line” at Halsted Street in Chicago 13 hours and 5 minutes after ...

On May 26, 1934, the Burlington Zephyr made its Dawon-to-Dusk run, from Denver to Chicago, breaking the record for nonstop train travel and speed. Then the Zephyr really took off.

A wind from the west called the Zephyr–the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad’s new, diesel-powered, stainless steel, 72-passenger train–created a national sensation when it blew into ...

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route, had many Zephyrs. But out of all the streamlined trainsets and services famously named after the Greek God of the ...

The landmark 1934 trip from Denver to Chicago was a technological breakthrough in transportation and design. The Burlington Zephyr's race to Chicago - WBEZ Chicago ...

The Burlington Zephyr, America’s first diesel-powered high-speed train, ... Today, the Zephyr sits in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry after 26 years of service.

Built for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1935 — a year after the Pioneer Zephyr, the first of several Zephyrs — the Mark Twain earned its name because it passed through the ...

Back in the 1930s, riding by train was the way to travel and a major part of railroad income. The Burlington Route had one of the greatest passenger trains, known as the Burlington Zephyr. In 1934 ...

Railroad dome cars are a gleaming symbol of postwar passenger train status. The streamliner era in North America bookended ...