Mark Twain Zephyr : history, restoration & rebirth / principal authors & researchers: Kandace Tabern, Robert Tabern; additional authors and significant contributors: Dave Lotz, John Kelly; principal editors: Bryan Howell, Michael Pace, Rita Tabern.
Publisher:
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad and Midwest Rail Rangers Corporation,
A three-book (Volume 3 has an expected release date in Spring 2022) series about the history, restoration, and rebirth of the Mark Twain Zephyr. The Mark Twain Zephyr was a CB&Q train that operated from 1935 to 1958, primarily along the Mississippi River from Burlington, Iowa to Hannibal and Saint Louis, Missouri. After retirement from the CB&Q, the train passed through the hands of several private owners (1960-2020) who had big dreams, but did little in the way of restoration. In 2020, the Mark Twain Zephyr was purchased by the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, who is restoring the train to full operating condition at their shops in Northwest Wisconsin. This book by Kandace & Robert Tabern, with John Kelly and Dave Lotz, follows the Mark Twain Zephyr's history year-by-year. Exclusive photos and interviews with the children of the original owners are presented. Covered in the FIRST VOLUME are the design of the Burlington's shovel nose Zephyrs, the design and building of the Mark Twain Zephyr, a pre-inaugural run done in the Northeast United States and the Midwest, plus the Mark Twain Zephyr's Christening on October 25, 1935. Covered in the SECOND VOLUME is the Mark Twain Zephyr's history on the CB & Q, the Zephyr under private ownership, and a look at the future for the Mark Twain Zephyr.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.