Nostalgia & History > Burlington Zephyr and Passenger east of Kansas City -Help

The thread title is the only info I have in this photo.
Can any one identify the Zephyr and further detail of this Company Photo?
Thanks, in advance.

Edit to add photo --Sorry and Thanks ED

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/17 19:27 by JimBaker.

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No Photo Jim.

Ed

It might be the Pioneer Zephyr; the occasion could be the inauguration of the Kansas City and American Royal Zephyrs in early 1953, just after the "Kansas City Shortcut" was built to speed traffic between Quincy and Kansas City. The "shortcut" was largely single-track, so it's not clear if the photo was taken there (on second thought, one of those tracks is a siding, and the cut looks new).

9976 was built as an E-8 in 1953 and, after a long and varied career, is now at the Illinois Railway Museum.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/17 20:03 by illini73.

Many thanks, sounds good to me!

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

To confirm, it is the Pioneer Zephyr (CB&Q 9900) on the left.

Regards,
Burlington John