Zephyrette, the Glossary
A Zephyrette was a hostess on the California Zephyr between 1949 and 1970, while the train was jointly operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and the Western Pacific Railroad.[1]
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60 relations: American Airlines, Amtrak, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Babysitting, Baseball, Bernard Baruch, Blouse, Brakeman, California Zephyr, California Zephyr (1949–1970), Canasta, Cape, Century of Progress, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Union Station, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Cigarette, Conductor (rail), Contract bridge, Denver, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Denver Union Station, Denver Zephyr, Department store, Dining car, Dome car, Dress, First aid, Flight attendant, Fred Harvey Company, Glenwood Springs station, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Gossip, Grand Junction, Colorado, Hilton Chicago, Hospitality, I. Magnin, KCPT, Mamie Eisenhower, Pedometer, Pierre Monteux, Pioneer Zephyr, Public address system, Railway porter, Registered nurse, San Francisco, Silk, Skirt, Suit, ... Expand index (10 more) »
- 1970 disestablishments in the United States
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
- Passenger rail transportation in the United States
- Western Pacific Railroad
American Airlines
American Airlines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. Zephyrette and Amtrak are passenger rail transportation in the United States.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
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Babysitting
Babysitting is temporarily caring for a child.
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.
Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier and statesman.
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Blouse
A blouse is a loose-fitting upper garment that may be worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women, and children.
Brakeman
A brakeman is a rail transport worker whose original job was to assist the braking of a train by applying brakes on individual wagons.
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area (at Emeryville), via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno.
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California Zephyr (1949–1970)
The California Zephyr was a passenger train that ran between Chicago, Illinois, and Oakland, California, via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, Winnemucca, Oroville and Pleasanton in the United States.
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Canasta
Canasta (Spanish for "basket") is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum.
Cape
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
Century of Progress
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
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Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago.
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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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Cigarette
A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.
Conductor (rail)
A conductor (North American English) or guard (Commonwealth English) is a train crew member responsible for operational and safety duties that do not involve actual operation of the train/locomotive.
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Contract bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck.
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Denver
Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company.
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Denver Union Station
Denver Union Station is the main railway station and central transportation hub in Denver, Colorado.
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Denver Zephyr
The Denver Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado.
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Department store
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category.
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Dining car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
Dome car
A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train.
Dress
A dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a garment worn by women or girls consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice (or a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment).
First aid
First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive.
Flight attendant
A flight attendant, also known as a steward or stewardess; or air host or hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft.
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Fred Harvey Company
The Fred Harvey Company was the owner of the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hotels and other hospitality industry businesses alongside railroads in the Western United States.
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Glenwood Springs station
The Glenwood Springs station is a railway station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
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Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Glenwood Springs is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Garfield County, Colorado, United States.
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Gossip
Gossip is idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling.
Grand Junction, Colorado
Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the seat of government and largest city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
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Hilton Chicago
The Hilton Chicago (also known as Chicago Hilton and Towers) is a centrally-located luxury hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship of a host towards a guest, wherein the host receives the guest with some amount of goodwill and welcome.
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I. Magnin
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KCPT
KCPT (channel 19), branded on-air as Kansas City PBS or KC PBS, is a PBS member television station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Mamie Eisenhower
Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower (November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was the First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Pedometer
A pedometer, or step-counter, is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hands or hips.
Pierre Monteux
Pierre Benjamin Monteux (4 April 18751 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor.
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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.
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Public address system
A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment.
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Railway porter
A porter is a railway employee.
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Registered nurse
A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
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Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.
Skirt
A skirt is the lower part of a dress or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards.
Suit
A suit, lounge suit, business suit or dress suit is a set of clothes comprising a suit jacket and trousers of identical textiles generally worn with a collared dress shirt, necktie, and dress shoes.
Teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
Teahouse
A teahouse or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments.
Telegraphy
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message.
The Gadsden Times
The Gadsden Times is a daily newspaper serving Gadsden, Alabama, and the surrounding area in northeastern Alabama.
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The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine, currently published six times a year.
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Twin Zephyr
The Twin Zephyrs, also known as the Twin Cities Zephyrs, were a pair of streamlined passenger trains on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), running between Chicago and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota.
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Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
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Western Pacific Railroad
The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States.
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Wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.
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
1970 disestablishments in the United States
- American Football League
- American Football League All-Star game
- Buddy Miles Express
- Cain Hoy Stable
- Catholic Art Association
- Environmental Science Services Administration
- Facing Reality
- National Tennis League
- Project Blue Book
- Silver Age of Comic Books
- Women's Joint Congressional Committee
- Zephyrette
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
- Abraham Lincoln (Pullman car)
- Alamosa–Durango line
- Benjamin Franklin Bush
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Castle Gate, Utah
- Cerro Summit
- Chili Line
- Cisco, Utah
- Colton, Utah
- Cumbres Pass
- Cy Warman
- D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle
- David Moffat
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
- Fremont Pass (Colorado)
- Gale B. Aydelott
- George Jay Gould
- Glenwood Canyon
- Gustaf Nordenskiöld
- Helper, Utah
- La Veta Pass
- List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines
- Marshall Pass
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Moffat Tunnel
- Monarch Branch
- Osier, Colorado
- Otowi Historic District
- Poncha Pass
- Provo Canyon
- Railroad Wars
- Rio Grande Industries
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad
- Rollins Pass
- Royal Gorge
- Ruby Canyon
- Sego, Utah
- Soldier Summit, Utah
- Tennessee Pass (Colorado)
- Thistle, Utah
- Thompson Springs, Utah
- Tucker, Utah
- Utah Division (D&RGW)
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colorado)
- William Abraham Bell
- William Jackson Palmer
- Winter Park Express
- Woodside, Utah
- Zephyrette
Passenger rail transportation in the United States
- Amtrak
- Bell code
- Drumhead (sign)
- High-speed rail in the United States
- Light rail in the United States
- List of major cities in the United States lacking inter-city rail service
- List of rail transit systems in the United States
- List of railroads eligible to participate in the formation of Amtrak
- Pullman Company
- Pullman porter
- Rail Passengers Association
- Railway stations in the United States
- Rapid transit in the United States
- Streetcars in the United States
- Transcontinental Express
- Zephyrette
Western Pacific Railroad
- Abraham Lincoln (Pullman car)
- Alameda Belt Line
- Alfred E. Perlman
- Benjamin Franklin Bush
- Carlin Tunnel
- Clio Trestle
- Feather River Route
- Gateway Subdivision
- George Jay Gould
- Hercules (1907)
- Keddie Wye
- Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Locomotive House and Machine Shop
- North Fork Bridge (California)
- Oakland Terminal Railway
- Pacific Fruit Express
- Pulga Bridges
- Spring Garden Tunnel
- Tobin Bridges
- Western Pacific Railroad
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum
- Williams Loop
- Zephyrette
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyrette
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