Call NumberDPL-39Date1936 May 31SummaryView of the interior of the solarium of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad "Burlington Zephyr" train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. An unknown group of men, women and children are seated in the car.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 18 x 22 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad CompanyUnion Station (Denver, Colo.)Burlington Zephyr (Express train)--Colorado--DenverDenver (Colo.)Railroads--Colorado--DenverRailroad stations--Colorado--DenverDPL-39Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: R7300000396Type of MaterialNews photographsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesTitle supplied by cataloger. "Ask Sweet; didn't' know" written on verso. The Burlington Zephyr made its trial run from Chicago, Ill. to Denver, Colo. May 22-23, 1934. Later dubbed the Denver Zephyr, regular service between the cities began on May 31, 1936 The train ran 1,034 miles (1,664 km) between Denver and Chicago overnight in 16 to 16.5 hours On October 23, 1936, the Denver Zephyr made a special run nonstop from Chicago to Denver in 12 hrs 12 min 27 seconds. The train operated privately until 1971 when Amtrak took over operations. The Denver Zephyr continued to ran daily between Chicago and Denver until 1973 when it became part of the San Francisco Zephyr route running daily from Chicago to Oakland, Calif. year-round. For a few years, the Denver Zephyr had its own column in the public timetable but did not exist as a separate train.
Burlington Zephyr : Solarium. (1936 May 31). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 08/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1132831
