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Railroad dome cars are a gleaming symbol of postwar passenger train status. The streamliner era in North America bookended ...
Part of the money helped restore and move indoors a vintage Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Zephyr streamliner like the ones David Grainger in his youth used to admire shooting through Hinsdale.
These fictional train rides often spark kids’ imaginations, inspiring dreams of train vacations. While real-life train trips won’t take you to a school of magic, Amtrak vacations and other scenic rail ...
These elements achieved their ultimate synthesis in 1949 with the inauguration of the Vista-Dome-equipped California Zephyr, operated between Chicago and San Francisco by the Burlington, the Rio ...
Five of the best Amtrak adventures from Chicago for train lovers Here are trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day cross-country trek.
Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day cross-country trek.
The film spotlights the Pioneer Zephyr's record-setting 13-hour run from Denver to Chicago. Reservations are being accepted at Aurorahistory.org. Call (630) 906-0650 for more information.
STATES & CITIES Early one morning in Denver last week, President Ralph Budd of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R., Manufacturer Edward Gowan Budd (no kin), many a Burlington and Budd ...
Its Art Deco loading station was designed to resemble the lead car of the Burlington Zephyr train, which ran between Chicago and Denver.
In 1934, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad’s stream-lined Pioneer Zephyr completed an astounding “dawn to dusk” run from Denver to Chicago.