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- 1935 General Motors Advertisement, "That's What I Call Great Engineering" - General Motors was a longtime and highly successful manufacturer of railroad locomotive equipment. GM purchased Winton Engine Company in 1930 and soon thereafter produced the diesel engines in a series of streamlined diesel-electric trains built for the Burlington, Union Pacific, and Boston & Maine railroads. GM started building complete locomotives through its Electro-Motive Division in 1941.
- 1935
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1935 General Motors Advertisement, "That's What I Call Great Engineering"
General Motors was a longtime and highly successful manufacturer of railroad locomotive equipment. GM purchased Winton Engine Company in 1930 and soon thereafter produced the diesel engines in a series of streamlined diesel-electric trains built for the Burlington, Union Pacific, and Boston & Maine railroads. GM started building complete locomotives through its Electro-Motive Division in 1941.
- Zephyrus Express Train Matchbox, 1934 - The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad introduced its <em>Pioneer Zephyr</em>, one of America's first streamlined passenger trains, in 1934. Built by Budd Company, the stainless steel trainset made a widely publicized run from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours, maintaining an average speed of 77 mph. Fittingly, the train was named for Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind.
- 1934
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Zephyrus Express Train Matchbox, 1934
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad introduced its Pioneer Zephyr, one of America's first streamlined passenger trains, in 1934. Built by Budd Company, the stainless steel trainset made a widely publicized run from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours, maintaining an average speed of 77 mph. Fittingly, the train was named for Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind.