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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Interurban railways in Colorado, Light rail in Colorado, Railway stations in Colorado, Rapid transit in Colorado, Regional Transportation District, Streetcars in Colorado, California Zephyr, Colorado T-REX Project, List of Denver RTD light rail stations, FasTracks, RTD Bus & Light Rail, Southwest Chief, Limon Railroad Depot, Fort Collins Municipal Railway, West Corridor, D Line, F Line, E Line, East Corridor, C Line, H Line, 16th Street Mall, Front Range Commuter Rail, G Line, Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, Pioneer, Ski Train, San Francisco Zephyr, Union Depot, Como Roundhouse, Railroad Depot and Hotel Complex, Rocky Ford Station, Greeley Union Pacific Railroad Depot, San Juan Express, Boulder Railroad Depot, Midland Terminal Railroad Depot, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger Depot, Denver and Rio Grande Depot, Osier, Colorado, Sublette Station. Excerpt: The California Zephyr is a 2,438 mi (3,924 km) long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. This route is one of the longest and most scenic routes run by Amtrak, with views of both the upper Colorado River valley in the Rocky Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada. Prior to the formation of Amtrak, the California Zephyr (the CZ, or "Silver Lady") was a passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) and Western Pacific Railroad (WP). The CB&Q, D&RGW and WP christened "The most talked about train in America" on March 19,1949 with the first departure to happen the following day. It was purposely scheduled ...
