Texas Zephyr
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The Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway (a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad). The train was designated number 1 southbound, and number 2 northbound.
Inaugurated on August 22, 1940, the streamlined train ran from Denver to Fort Worth and Dallas, replacing the heavyweight Colorado Special. At Dallas, the Texas Zephyr connected with the Texas Rocket on the jointly owned Burlington-Rock Island Railroad for through service to Houston.
Unable to match competition from highways and airlines, the Fort Worth & Denver abandoned all passenger service in 1967, the Texas Zephyr making its last run on September 11th of that year.
[edit] External links
- Goen, Steve Allen, "Zephyr a Star in Wichita's Crown," 1999 newspaper article about the history of the Texas Zephyr, published by the Wichita Falls Times Record News [1]
- Streamliner Schedules (timetable and equipment list of the 1941 Texas Zephyr) [2]
- Ken's Weather and Railroad page (photos and timetable of the 1959 Texas Zephyr) [3]
- Dallas Railroad Museum, "A Brief History of Railroads in Dallas" [4]
- Burlington Route Historical Society, "The Burlington Zephyrs" (includes map of the various Zephyr routes) [5]
- "Southwestern Hospitality," Time August 26, 1940 (article about a railroad controversy affecting the welcoming of the new Texas Zephyr to Texas) [6]
