A wind from the west called the Zephyr–the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad’s new, diesel-powered, stainless steel, 72-passenger train–created a national sensation when it blew into ...

The Burlington Historical Society in La Grange, Illinois is devoted to preserving the legacy of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The following gallery of Zephyr images is a sampling of ...

For most of us, spring cleaning is sheer drudgery. But for the 120 or so regular members of the Illinois Railroad Museum in Union, it’s a time of excitement and the chance to renew old ...

The reason I appreciated the pictures and story of the Burlington Zephyr is that this train, in 1934, was the inspiration for the Zephyr Jr., a mainstay ride at Dorney Park to this day.