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A front three-quarter view of a sleek, silver, streamlined train car with a 'Burlington Route' sign, parked at a station. — Download original ↓

June 3, 1979

The Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless steel streamliner of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, is shown at a station platform.

Date: June 3, 1979
Vehicle: Self-propelled railcar
Operator: Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Equipment: Budd Pioneer Zephyr

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