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Informational booklet from the Museum of Science and Industry's 1984 50th Anniversary of the Pioneer Zephyr event A Celebration of Railroading.

"The Pioneer Zephyr in Detail" was a four-page centerfold that folded out from the "Zephyr Trivia" pages.

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The Buddy "L" Zephyr was a children's ride-on toy made in the likeness of the Pioneer Zephyr train. It could seat three children on its three cars (although we suspect it was the cause of a LOT of scraped knees).

Shorter (and presumably less expensive) versions were released subsequently, the last of which combined the Zephyr's iconic shovelnose with its observation coach's panoramic rear windows into one car.

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The Way of The Zephyrs 1934-1971. by Terry Spirek Via Flickr: The era of the silver steeds that pulled the Burlington's commuter and cross country passenger train known as the Zephyrs.

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we are three weeks old

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Kansas City Union Station, with M-10000, later to be renamed The City of Salina to match Union Pacific's naming convention for their streamliner fleet.

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Photos: @monstroso