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General Pershing Zephyr, the Glossary

Index General Pershing Zephyr

The General Pershing Zephyr was the ninth of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's ''Zephyr'' streamliners, and the last built as an integrated streamliner rather than a train hauled by an EMD E-unit diesel locomotive.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 46 relations: Alton Railroad, Bogie, Budd Company, Burlington, Iowa, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Diesel engine, Diesel locomotive, Diesel–electric powertrain, Disc brake, Electro-Motive Diesel, EMC E3, EMD 567, EMD E-unit, EMD E6, General Motors, General officer, Hannibal, Missouri, John J. Pershing, Kalmbach Media, Kansas City metropolitan area, Mark Twain, Mark Twain Zephyr, Martin P. Blomberg, Mount Newman railway, National Museum of Transportation, Ozark State Zephyr, Perth, Pioneer Zephyr, Port Hedland, Western Australia, Railway coupling, Railway Digest, Railway Transportation, Rocky Mountain Rocket, Silver Star Cafe, St. Louis, Streamliner, The West Australian, Trains (magazine), United States Army, V12 engine, Very important person, Western Australia, Wheel arrangement, World War I, World War II.

  2. A1A-2 locomotives
  3. Budd multiple units
  4. Diesel multiple units of the United States

Alton Railroad

The Alton Railroad was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri.

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Bogie

A bogie (or truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework that carries a wheelset, attached to a vehicle—a modular subassembly of wheels and axles.

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Budd Company

The Budd Company was a 20th-century metal fabricator, a major supplier of body components to the automobile industry, and a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger rail cars, airframes, missile and space vehicles, and various defense products.

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Burlington, Iowa

Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was an American Class I railroad.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Diesel–electric powertrain

A diesel–electric transmission, or diesel–electric powertrain, is a transmission system for vehicles powered by diesel engines in road, rail, and marine transport.

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Disc brake

A disc brake is a type of brake that uses the calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or a rotor to create friction.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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EMC E3

The EMC E3 was a, A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive that was manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation of La Grange, Illinois. General Pershing Zephyr and EMC E3 are passenger locomotives.

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EMD 567

The EMD 567 is a line of large medium-speed diesel engines built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division.

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EMD E-unit

EMD E-units were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC). General Pershing Zephyr and EMD E-unit are North American streamliner trains and passenger locomotives.

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EMD E6

The EMD E6 was a, A1A-A1A, streamlined passenger train locomotive manufactured by Electro-Motive Corporation, and its corporate successor, General Motors Electro-Motive Division, of La Grange, Illinois. General Pershing Zephyr and EMD E6 are passenger locomotives.

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General Motors

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

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Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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John J. Pershing

General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior American United States Army officer.

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Kalmbach Media (formerly Kalmbach Publishing Co.) is an American publisher of books and magazines, many of them railroad-related, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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Kansas City metropolitan area

The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist.

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Mark Twain Zephyr

The Mark Twain Zephyr was an early diesel four-unit articulated zephyr train that was similar to the Pioneer Zephyr in style. General Pershing Zephyr and Mark Twain Zephyr are Budd multiple units and diesel multiple units of the United States.

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Martin P. Blomberg

Martin Petrus Frederik Blomberg (December 11, 1888, in Östervåla, Sweden — March 29, 1966, in Winter Park, Florida) was an American engineer of Swedish origin.

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Mount Newman railway

The Mount Newman railway, owned and operated by BHP, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore.

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National Museum of Transportation

The National Museum of Transportation (TNMOT) is a private, 42-acre transportation museum in the Kirkwood suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

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Ozark State Zephyr

The Ozark State Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) and the Alton Railroad (the "Alton") between St. Louis and Kansas City in Missouri, home of the Ozarks.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Pioneer Zephyr

The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington Route. General Pershing Zephyr and Pioneer Zephyr are Budd multiple units, diesel multiple units of the United States and North American streamliner trains.

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Port Hedland, Western Australia

Port Hedland (Kariyarra: Marapikurrinya) is the second largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with an urban population of 15,298 as of the, including the satellite town of South Hedland, away.

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Railway coupling

A coupling or coupler is a mechanism, typically located at each end of a rail vehicle, that connects them together to form a train.

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Railway Digest

Railway Digest is a monthly magazine, published in Sydney, covering contemporary railways in Australia.

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Railway Transportation

Railway Transportation was a Sydney based monthly trade magazine covering rail transport in Australia.

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Rocky Mountain Rocket

The Rocky Mountain Rocket was a streamlined passenger train of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

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Silver Star Cafe

The Silver Star Cafe is a restaurant located in the west end of Port Hedland, Western Australia.

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St. Louis

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Streamliner

A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance.

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The West Australian

The West Australian is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia.

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Trains (magazine)

Trains is a monthly magazine about trains and railroads aimed at railroad enthusiasts and railroad industry employees.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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V12 engine

A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft.

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Very important person

A very important person (VIP or V.I.P.) or personage is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their high social rank, status, influence, or importance.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.

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Wheel arrangement

In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

A1A-2 locomotives

  • General Pershing Zephyr

Budd multiple units

Diesel multiple units of the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Pershing_Zephyr

Also known as CB&Q 9908.