By April 1934, the Burlington Zephyr -- named by Ralph Budd for ... By the 1950s, the passenger rail business was suffering an irreversible decline. From 1946 to 1965, passenger volume plummeted ...

Burlington Route passenger trains are part of Classic Trains‘ editors' celebration of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy all through December 2024. Burlington's Pioneer Zephyr The first Zephyr ...

Budd stainless steel equipment also provided electrified commuter equipment for use in the Philadelphia region. Not ...

By April 1934, the Burlington Zephyr -- named by Ralph Budd for ... By the 1950s, the passenger rail business was suffering an irreversible decline. From 1946 to 1965, passenger volume plummeted ...

The Zephyr was built for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington Route, which ...

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy was a diesel pioneer with its Zephyr passenger trains in the 1930s, and the railroad began dieselizing mainline freight trains with EMD FTs in 1943. The CB&Q ...