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2009 News
November 14, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Photo Additions
 Two
photos of the Rio Grande Zephyr, celebrating the CZ 25th anniversary.View
them here. *Courtesy
of Loren Dunlap.
 CZ
in Denver, Colorado in September, . View
it here.
 CZ
in Meriden, Illinois in 1955. View
it here.
 Silver
Ranch in 1972. By this time,
the car is a part of Amtrak's fleet, but is still fully marked for
CZ service. Photographer and location are unknown. View it here.
 Silver
Plate in 2008 at Portola, California.
View it here. *Courtesy
of Loren Dunlap.
 Silver
Penthouse on the SP mole in Oakland, California in 1956.
View it here.
 Silver
Valley in 1948 at the Chicago Railroad Fair.
View it here.
 Silver
Horizon in the consist of the CZ. Taken May 30, 1960 in Grand Junction,
Colorado. View it here.
 Silver
Chalet in the consist of the CZ. Taken May 30, 1960 in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
View it here.
 A
view of the CZ unloading at WP's 3rd & Washington depot in Oakland,
California. This view is looking down alongside 6-5 sleeper Silver
Swallow.
View it here.
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November 10, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Photo/Media Additions
 We
have received a group of photos of Silver Palm, now in Avon Park, Florida.
Thanks to Julian Rogers and Gaylen Thomas for these shots. View them here.
 Interior
shot of Silver Maple from the Heart
of Dixie Railroad Museum website.
View it here.
 360
Degree view of the interior of Silver Stirrup, now GCRy Grand View.
View it here.
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October 5, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
"Vanishing Vistas" Addition
 A
new "Vanishing Vistas" Large Format Color Print can be viewed
on the Post
Cards page.
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September 22, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
"Vanishing Vistas" Additions
 Nine new "Vanishing Vistas" Large Format Color Prints
can be viewed on the Post
Cards page.
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September 8, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Vendor Advertisement Additions
 Dixie
Cups Advertisement from
March, 1949 has been added to the Vendor
Advertising page. Insulmat
Advertisement from March, 1949 has been added to the Vendor
Advertising page.
 Karpen
Seating
Advertisement from March, 1949 has been added to the Vendor
Advertising page.
 National
Pneumatic
Advertisement from March, 1949 has been added to the Vendor
Advertising page.
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June 12, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Photo Additions
Mike Gresham has
submitted these great photos for inclusion on the site. We are grateful
to Mr. Gresham for his consideration.
 Silver
Crescent, taken in 2006. View them here.
 Silver
Thistle, taken in 2007. View them here.
 Silver
Dollar, taken in 2005. View them here.
 Silver
Bronco, taken in 2005. View them here.
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March 20, 2009
Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the Inaugural Runs of the California
Zephyr!
On this date in 1949, the first regularly scheduled
east and westbound California Zephyrs departed from Oakland and Chicago,
respectively.
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March 6, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Time Table Additions
 Rio
Grande Time Table issued March
21, 1949. View it on the Timetables
page.
 The
first two Time Table's issued on the CZ. One is dated March 20, 1949.
The other is dated July 15, 1949. View them on the Timetables
page.
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February 18, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Photo Set Addition
 A
new set of CZ-themed slides from Blackhawk Films. This 20-slide set
is titled "From Denver to Glenwood Springs on the California Zephyr".
View it here.
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February 6, 2009
**SITE UPDATE**
Photo Set Addition
 A
new set
of CZ-themed slides from Blackhawk Films. This 20-slide set is titled "The
California Zephyr In Feather River Canyon". View
it here.
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January, 2009
Happy New Year!
Welcome to a very special year. Not only does this
year represent the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of the California
Zephyr, but also the 100th anniversary of the Western Pacific Railroad!
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