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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.
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 ...
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)
On the day of the wreck, the Advance Flyer had 2 EMD E7 units, 9920A and 9920B, with 8 head-end and 5 passenger cars. The Exposition Flyer had 2 EMD E5 units, 9910A and 9910B, with 9 passenger cars, four of which were sleepers. This was a short train for the run; normally 12 to 16 cars were needed.
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. [1]
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[1]: 50 The Zephyr joined four other trains on the route: the Exposition Flyer, Denver Zephyr, Ak-Sar-Ben, and Fast Mail. On-board services included a parlor car, dining car, and cocktail lounge. [2] The trains operated on a daylight schedule between Chicago and Lincoln. Westbound #11 departed Chicago at 12:45 PM and arrived in Lincoln at 10:30 PM.
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