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WEEK OF APRIL 4, 2024
VOLUME 40 | ISSUE 35
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Celebrating the California Zephyr and INSIDE THIS ISSUE the unsung heroes that kept it chugging BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The 75th anniversary of the California Zephyr’s maiden voyage was celebrated on March 20. Three days later, the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden hosted an event for the workhorse that pulled the Zephyr across the Rockies 75 years ago. The Rio Grande Western train is one of three locomotives that made the Zephyr’s journey possible. Paul Drummond, executive director of the railroad museum explained how the Rio Grande and the Zephyr are connected. “The California Zephyr was inaugurated in 1949, which is how we get to the 75,” Drummond explained. “But it was run by three different railroads, Chicago Burlington, ran from Chicago to Denver, the Denver and Rio Grande Western from Denver to Salt Lake City and Western Pacific from Salt Lake City to Oakland, California. These were some of the locomotives that actually pulled the train when it was in service. So that’s how the connection works.” SEE HEROES, P2
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BEST OF THE BEST The 75th-anniversary celebration of the California Zephyr included an education on the Zephyrettes. Former Zephyrettes Cathy Moran von Ibsch (left) and Jane Smith Gillette PHOTO BY JO DAVIS were at the celebration.
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