--- In [email protected], "Edward Loizeaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > Hi Wally (and others)...  
> 
> It appears that there are several different "Zephyrs" or "Zephyrlike
> trains" and it is unclear, at the present, as to who is referring to
> what.  Here is my interpretation:
> 
Ed, et al:

The Pioneer Zephyr made a wide circuit in its 1934 promotional tour.  
Actually more of a 'zig-zag' which included a good bit of NYC and PRR 
trackage. One of the Morningsun books (I believe) has a photo of the 
3 unit set under Pennsy wires near Trenton and Heimburger's book on 
pre-War streamliners has an extensive list of station's visited. 

"Zephyr" was simply a name the CB&Q applied to their fleet of trains, 
similar to CRI&P's "Rockets", UP's "Cities" and the Milwaukee 
Road's "Hiawatha's".  The Twin City and Mark Twain Zephyr's were also 
shovel nose articulared Budd train sets.  Most of the other named 
Zephyrs were non-articulared, although the original Denver Zephyr had 
a shovel nosed locomotive, all the cars were independently coupled.

The three advertised shovel nose S scale models should be in our 
hands by the end of April.  The sample has been cruising our local 
club layout several times.  The painted, LED lit car interiors are 
really pretty nifty, but then again I'm hardly a neutral observer...

Jim
River Raisin 
http://www.riverraisinmodels.com







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