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Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr

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The Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) between Lincoln, Nebraska and Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1]

43 relations: Ak-Sar-Ben (arena), Albia, Iowa, Anemoi, Aurora, Illinois, Budd Company, Burlington Northern Railroad, Burlington, Iowa, California Zephyr, Chariton, Iowa, Chicago, Chicago Union Station, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Corning, Iowa, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Creston, Iowa, Dining car, Dome car, Fairfield, Iowa, Galesburg, Illinois, Illinois, Kewanee, Illinois, La Grange, Illinois, Lincoln, Nebraska, Mendota, Illinois, Monmouth, Illinois, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Nebraska, Nebraska Zephyr, Observation car, Omaha, Nebraska, Osceola, Iowa, Ottumwa, Iowa, Passenger car (rail), Pioneer Zephyr, Red Oak, Iowa, Request stop, Sleeping car, Streamliner, Train, United States, Villisca, Iowa, West wind, World War II.

Ak-Sar-Ben (arena)

The Ak-Sar-Ben Race Track and Coliseum was an indoor arena and horse racing complex in the central United States, located in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Albia, Iowa

Albia is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Iowa, United States.

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Anemoi

In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi (Greek: Ἄνεμοι, "Winds") were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various seasons and weather conditions.

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Aurora, Illinois

Aurora, a suburb of Chicago, is a city predominantly in Kane County and DuPage County, with portions extending into Kendall and Will counties.

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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 Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads.

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Burlington, Iowa

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

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California Zephyr

The California Zephyr (the CZ, or "Silver Lady") is a 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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Chariton, Iowa

Chariton is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Iowa, United States.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Chicago Union Station

Chicago Union Station is a major railroad station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, replacing an earlier station built in 1881.

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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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Corning, Iowa

Corning is a city in Quincy Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States.

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.

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Creston, Iowa

Creston is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Iowa, United States.

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Dining car

A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.

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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.

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Fairfield, Iowa

Fairfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.

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Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kewanee, Illinois

Kewanee is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States.

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La Grange, Illinois

La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County.

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Mendota, Illinois

Mendota is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, in the state's north-central region.

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Monmouth, Illinois

Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Illinois, United States.

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Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Iowa, in the United States.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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Nebraska Zephyr

The Nebraska Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q, commonly known by the shorter name of "Burlington") between Chicago, Illinois, Omaha, Nebraska and Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Observation car

An observation car/carriage/coach (in US English, often abbreviated to simply observation or obs) is a type of railroad passenger car, generally operated in a passenger train as the last carriage, with windows on the rear of the car for passengers' viewing pleasure.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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Osceola, Iowa

Osceola is a city in Clarke County, Iowa, United States.

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Ottumwa, Iowa

Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States.

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Passenger car (rail)

A passenger car (known as a coach or carriage in the UK, and also known as a bogie in India) is a piece of railway rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers.

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Pioneer Zephyr

The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad train formed of railroad cars permanently articulated together with Jacobs bogies, built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington.

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Red Oak, Iowa

Red Oak is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River.

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Request stop

In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a stop or station or airport at which trains, buses or airline flights respectively stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or dropped off.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful.

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Streamliner

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

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Train

A train is a form of transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Villisca, Iowa

Villisca is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States.

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West wind

A west wind is a wind that blows from the west, in an eastward direction.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak-Sar-Ben_Zephyr

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