In April, 1900, the fastest Burlington and Union Pacific Chicago-Denver trains were speeded up to about 27-1/2 hours. That was a big improvement over 1890, when the fastest trains were over 30 hours, and an even bigger improvement over 1882, … Continue reading
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In 1930, Burlington introduced three new trains on some of its premiere routes: Chicago-Denver, Chicago-Twin Cities, and Chicago-Omaha-Lincoln. Since 1930 was Burlington’s 80th year of operation, these were billed as the “Anniversary Fleet,” which was a bit of ridiculous hype … Continue reading
Introduced in 1930 as Burlington’s premiere train in the hotly competitive Chicago-Denver market, the Aristocrat lasted barely more than a decade. While the Aristocrat required 26 hours to go from Chicago to Denver, the Denver Zephyr, which began operating in … Continue reading