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The Zephyr Rocket was an overnight passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ("Burlington Route") and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ("Rock Island Lines") between Saint Louis, Missouri and the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with major intermediate stops in Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo, Iowa. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy carried the train between St. Louis and Burlington, while the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific carried it between Burlington and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Motive power and equipment were pooled and traveled the entire distance without change.

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  • The Zephyr Rocket was an overnight passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ("Burlington Route") and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ("Rock Island Lines") between Saint Louis, Missouri and the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with major intermediate stops in Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo, Iowa. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy carried the train between St. Louis and Burlington, while the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific carried it between Burlington and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Motive power and equipment were pooled and traveled the entire distance without change. The trains, with coaches and sleeping cars, started operating on January 7, 1941. They also carried round-end observation cars with the train's name emblazoned on the rear for several years. The train was named by combining the nicknames of the operating railroads' passenger train fleets: The passenger trains of the Burlington Route were called Zephyrs, while those of the Rock Island Lines were called Rockets, hence Zephyr Rocket. In 1964 the train was still earning money above its direct costs, at least for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. In 1967 the train, by then coaches-only, was discontinued, with the last trains departing on April 8 and arriving at their respective end points the following morning. Reinstatement of direct passenger rail service between the Twin Cities and St. Louis is infeasible on the original route, as a key part of it, between Burlington and Cedar Rapids, was abandoned when the Rock Island ceased operations in 1980. Portions of this section have been converted to bicycle/hiking trails. Although service could be run on an alternative routing (e.g. via Twin Star Rocket route; or by combining and Twin Star Rocket routes). (en)
  • 微风火箭号列车(英語:Zephyr Rocket)是一列由芝加哥、伯靈頓和昆西鐵路(CB&Q)和芝加哥、岩島和太平洋鐵路(CRI&P)联合营运、运行于密苏里州圣路易斯和明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗都会区之间的流线型旅客列车,列车得名于两家铁路公司旗下品牌旅客列车名称之结合,即伯灵顿铁路的微风号系列旅客列车和岩岛铁路的火箭号系列旅客列车。微风火箭号列车于1941年1月7日正式投入服务,中途主要停靠城镇包括昆西、伯灵顿、锡达拉皮兹、滑铁卢等地,伯灵顿铁路担当该列车于圣路易斯至伯灵顿之间的牵引任务,岩岛铁路则担当伯灵顿至明尼阿波利斯之间的牵引任务。 (zh)
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  • Front of 1941 timetable (en)
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  • Observation-parlor-dining car (en)
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  • 1941-01-07 (xsd:date)
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  • Daily (en)
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  • 1967-04-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Zephyr Rocket (en)
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  • Reclining seat chair cars (en)
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  • Sections, double bedrooms and drawing rooms (en)
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  • Discontinued (en)
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  • 微风火箭号列车(英語:Zephyr Rocket)是一列由芝加哥、伯靈頓和昆西鐵路(CB&Q)和芝加哥、岩島和太平洋鐵路(CRI&P)联合营运、运行于密苏里州圣路易斯和明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗都会区之间的流线型旅客列车,列车得名于两家铁路公司旗下品牌旅客列车名称之结合,即伯灵顿铁路的微风号系列旅客列车和岩岛铁路的火箭号系列旅客列车。微风火箭号列车于1941年1月7日正式投入服务,中途主要停靠城镇包括昆西、伯灵顿、锡达拉皮兹、滑铁卢等地,伯灵顿铁路担当该列车于圣路易斯至伯灵顿之间的牵引任务,岩岛铁路则担当伯灵顿至明尼阿波利斯之间的牵引任务。 (zh)
  • The Zephyr Rocket was an overnight passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ("Burlington Route") and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ("Rock Island Lines") between Saint Louis, Missouri and the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with major intermediate stops in Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo, Iowa. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy carried the train between St. Louis and Burlington, while the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific carried it between Burlington and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Motive power and equipment were pooled and traveled the entire distance without change. (en)
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  • Zephyr Rocket (en)
  • 微风火箭号列车 (zh)
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