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California Zephyr

6 images Long-distance passenger train 1940s-present

Category: Train
Kind: Long-distance passenger train
Era: 1940s-present
Origin: United States
Look for: Silver double-deck coaches, Two locomotives, Long western route

The Rio Grande operated the middle portion of the route between Salt Lake City and Denver. This image shows locomotive #5771, which began operating the California Zephyr route in 1955, and would later operate on the subsequent Rio Grande Zephyr, as it sits restored at the Colorado Railroad Museum. — California Zephyr

California Zephyr traveling through Glenwood Canyon Colorado — California Zephyr

Westbound California Zephyr at Floriston California — California Zephyr

black & white photograph of the California Zephyr passing through the mountains. Text reads: Final Run Western Pacific Railroad's California Zephyr — California Zephyr

Amtrak's California Zephyr rolls along the ... — California Zephyr

California Zephyr Train Exiting Tunnel on Elevated Track, California, USA, 1964. — California Zephyr