Texas Zephyr

Texas Zephyr
Observation car No. 230, "Silver Flash", on the Texas Zephyr at Dallas in 1960
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
PredecessorColorado Special and Gulf Coast Special
First serviceAugust 23, 1940
Last serviceSeptember 10, 1967
Former operator(s)Colorado & Southern (Burlington Route)
Fort Worth & Denver (Burlington Route)
Route
TerminiDenver, Colorado
Dallas, Texas
Distance travelled835.1 miles (1,344.0 km)
Average journey time18 hours, 45 minutes, southbound; 17 hours, 30 minutes, northbound
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)Southbound: 1
Northbound: 2
On-board services
Seating arrangementsReclining seat coaches
Sleeping arrangementsSections, double bedrooms, compartments, drawing room
Catering facilitiesDining-lounge car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Colorado & Southern Railway and the Fort Worth & Denver Railway (both subsidiaries of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad). The train was originally designated number 1 southbound, and number 2 northbound. It ran from Denver, Colorado to Dallas, Texas.


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