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America's First Diesel-Electric Stainless Steel Streamliner
出版Heimburger House Publishing Company, 2005
主題Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General)Transportation / GeneralTransportation / Railroads / GeneralTravel / General
ISBN09115815889780911581584
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FvDMPQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Swift, stylish and so sophisticated, The Burlington Railroad's God of the West Wind, the Pioneer Zephyr, was a 104-ton, three-car streamlined speedster, setting a record of 13 hours, four minutes on the 1,015-mile run between Chicago and Denver. In April of 1934 the Zephyr posed for its official photo, then went on an exhibition tour that visited 46 cities where nearly half a million people saw it. The Zephyr exceeded 100 mph numerous times in its lifetime, amazing the public and the railroad industry alike. The Pioneer Zephyr spawned many look-alikes on the Burlington, it was the centre of attention in the movie The Silver Streak, and it eventually was donated to the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.