The Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Colorado & Southern Railway and the Fort Worth & Denver Railway (both subsidiaries of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad). The train was originally designated number 1 southbound, and number 2 northbound.

On August 22, 1940, Burlington began running the Texas Zephyr between Denver and Dallas. The route was a strange offshoot for the Burlington, which was mainly a Midwestern railroad, and went over Burlington subsidiaries Colorado & Southern and Fort Worth & Denver railways.

Feb 27, 2025 · The Texas Zephyr was a well-known, streamliner that served the Burlington's C&S and FW&D lines between Denver and Dallas. The new streamliner began service on August 22, 1940, replacing the slower, less glamorous heavyweight Colorado Special, and introducing a new era of streamlined rail travel to this bustling route.

The Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Colorado & Southern Railway and the Fort Worth & Denver Railway (both subsidiaries of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad). The train was originally designated number 1 southbound, and number 2 northbound.

Restoring Texas Zephyr To Her 🇨🇦 RCAF Days... The Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force seeks to restore the Texas Zephyr to her Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Search and Rescue days.

Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2 northbound, headed by Engine No. 551, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, departing from Dallas enroute on its legendary journey via Fort Worth to Wichita Falls, Amarillo, Trinidad, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver.

Zephyr is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Brown County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 198 in 2000. [2]

Feb 20, 2014 · The Texas Zephyr became extremely popular with passengers and gained a great deal of publicity for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, including garnering a cameo in the movie “HUD” with Paul Newman.

The Burlington continued to use the former Denver Zephyr on the Texas route until January 1965, when it replaced them with–surprise–the newer, original Texas Zephyr train, only now with stainless-steel, streamlined sleeping cars.

Feb 28, 2014 · Filed Under: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Photographs, Railroads, Travel. Stunningly beautiful, inside and out.