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Burlington Zephyr America's First Diesel Streamline Train - DPLA - e09ccc6f4e258312f50f7ef45717542a
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Photo: — Printed on front: "The Most Illustrious Railroad Train in the World - Built of stainless steel - Electric shot welded - Rides on articulated trucks. Powered by an eight-cylinder, two-cycle, 660 horse-power, oil-burning Diesel engine. Runs on roller-bearings - Air-conditioned - Equipped for radio reception." Printed on back: "Burlington Route - On May 26, 1934, the ZEPHYR broke all long-distance, non-stop World's Records for railroad trains when it ran 1015 miles from Denver, Colo. to Chicago in 785 minutes. The ZEPHYR left Denver 5:04 AM (M.T.) and reached Halstead Street, Chicago 7:09 PM (C.T