Denver Zephyr

Denver Zephyr
The Denver Zephyr in 1936
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMidwestern United States / Western United States
First service1936
Last service1973
SuccessorSan Francisco Zephyr
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Distance travelled1,109 miles (1,785 km)
Train number(s)1 (westbound), 10 (eastbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangementsReclining seat coaches
Sleeping arrangementsRoomettes and double bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining car
Observation facilitiesVista dome observation lounge (1961)

The Denver Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado. In peak years it ran to Colorado Springs.[1] It operated from 1936 to 1973. The Denver Zephyr continued operating after the Burlington Northern Railroad merger in 1970. BN conveyed the train to Amtrak in 1971; Amtrak merged it with the Denver–Oakland City of San Francisco to form the San Francisco Zephyr and dropped the "Denver" name in 1973.

  1. ^ Condensed Burlington timetable, 1961

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