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The Exposition Flyer was a passenger train jointly operated by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q), Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW), and Western Pacific (WP) railroads between Chicago and Oakland, California, for a decade between 1939 and 1949, before being replaced by the famed California Zephyr.
The California Zephyr was the famous Western Pacific passenger train but the railroad had a few others: Exposition Flyer (Chicago to Oakland in conjunction with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, 1939 to 1949; named after the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939 and 1940)
Pages in category "Passenger trains of the Western Pacific Railroad" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Passenger trains of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Western United States: Predecessor: Exposition Flyer: First service: March 20, 1949: Last service: March 22, 1970: Successor: Rio Grande Zephyr: Former operator(s) Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad (during March 1970) Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Western Pacific Railroad: Route; Termini: Chicago ...
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The Rio Grande Zephyr was a passenger train operated by Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW or Rio Grande) between Denver, Colorado and Ogden, Utah from 1970 until 1983. In operation after the creation of publicly-funded Amtrak , the Rio Grande Zephyr was the last privately-operated interstate passenger train in the United States .
In addition, the Burlington, Denver and Rio Grande Western, and Western Pacific Railroads had replaced their heavyweight Chicago-Oakland Exposition Flyer with a new streamlined California Zephyr carrying Vista-domes in 1949. Both of these trains took passengers from the DZ, but ridership remained respectable.