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 and Industry in Chicago.

The Pioneer Zephyr: America's First Diesel-Electric Stainless Steel Streamliner

Engineering & Transportation

Byron, Carl R.

Rediske, Robert W.

Automotive

Heimburger House Pub. Co

This all-new book explains why cabooses existed, how they were used, and why they eventually disappeared. It will show and explain designs common to regions as well as designs specific to many individual railroads, closing with the common International-built wide-cupola caboose that appeared on railroads across the country.

Guide to North American Cabooses (Legendary Locomotives)

Transportation

Kalmbach Pub. Co

When visionaries plotted how to move goods west from Boston in the early 1800s, they found an almost perfect route to New York state. There was only one problem-the massive bulk of Hoosac Mountain stood in the way.

A Pinprick of Light: The Troy & Greenfield Railroad and Its Hoosac Tunnel

New England Pr Inc

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