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Autto/0114/3E,Pittlx When you travel aboard the autto/0114/3e,pittlx BURLINGTON RIO GRANDE WESTERN PACIFIC The California Zephyr is the only transcontinental train between the Great Lakes and the Golden Gate which has been scheduled to give travelers the choicest of western scenery by day. This ultra-modern train offers the greatest of travel thrills—an unobstructed view of western wonderlands from air-conditioned. glass-enclosed Vista-Domes. Following are brief com- ments about some of the points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco. Times at prin- cipal stations and points of interest herein are shown for both the West and Eastbound California Zephyr. This reference mark 0 preceding train time indicates train does not stop. Eastbound passengers should read forward from last page. CHICAGO, ILL. Chicago is not only the center of Westbound: 3:30 P.M. (CT.) America's rail transportation sys- Eastbound: 1:00 P.M. (C.T.)tems at the crossroads of U. S. Population: 3,620,962 manufacturing and distribution, Altitude: 595 ft. but it can boast of many unusual San Francisco: 2537 mi. attractions and advantages. Its parks, boulevards and beaches, stretching for many miles along the shores of Lake Michigan, give the nation's second city a "front yard" second to none in the world. Chicago is rich in cultural and educational facilities; it also has many stores and shops of national fame. For your enjoy- ment, Chicago's diversified entertainment answers any demand, for here is the gigantic magnet which draws an ever-increasing host of recreation and pleasure seekers as well as business and convention visitors. AURORA, ILL. From a prominent, stagecoach Westbound: 04:06 P.M. transfer in the 1830's Aurora— Eastbound: 12:15 P.M. birthplace of the Burlington in Population: 50,576 1849—has developed into a thriv- Altitude: 650 ft. ing industrial center and city of San Francisco: 2499 mi. beautiful homes. Burlington shops Chicago: 38 mi. are located here. MENDOTA, ILL. Center of a prosperous agricultural Westbound 0 4:40 P.M. area and nearby coal fields, where Eastbound 011:37 A.M • this fuel was first discovered in Population: 5,129 the United States by Joliet, in Altitude: 750 ft. 1673. The Chicago and Aurora San Francisco: 2454 mi. Railroad (now a part of the Bur. Chicago: 83 mi. lington) reached here in 1853. Page 2 PRINCETON, ILL. Settled by New Englanders in 1833. Westbound: 04:59 P.M. One of America's most attractive Eastbound: 011:20 A.M. small cities, with magnificent elm Population: 5,765 trees transforming streets into ca- Altitude: 700 ft. thedral arches. Long the home of San Francisco: 2433 mi. John Bryant, one of the founders Chicago: 104 mi. of the Republican Party. KEWANEE, ILL. A widely known industrial city Westbound: 05:16 P.M. which was settled in 1836 by New Eastbound: 010:59 A.M. Englanders. Spoon River, made Population: 16,821 famous by Edgar Lee Masters' Altitude: 855 ft. "Spoon River Anthology," has its San Francisco: 2406 mi. source nearby. Chicago: 131 mi. GALESBURG, ILL. Settled in the late 1830's. Galesburg Westbound: 5:45 P.M. is today an important manufactur- Eastbound: 10:28 A. M. ing and distributing city. Histor- Population: 31,425 ically, it was one of the key stations Altitude: 773 ft. on the "Underground Railroad" San Francisco: 2375 mi. during the Civil War period, and Chicago: 162 mi. its Knox College, chartered in 1837, was the scene of the famous Lincoln- Douglas debate in 1858. MONMOUTH, ILL. This city was named to commem- Westbound: 06:08 P.M. orate the Revolutionary War battle Eastbound: 010:08 A.M. of Monmouth, New Jersey. It is a Population: 10,193 marketing center for a corn and Altitude: 770 ft. feeder cattle area, and is widely San Francisco ; 2358 mi. known for its manufacture of pot- Chicago: 179 mi. tery. Monmouth College, organized in 1856, is located here. MISSISSIPPI RIVER Our country's greatest river (the Westbound: 06;30 P.M. boundary between Illinois and Eastbound: 09:45 A.M. Iowa) is crossed 26 miles west of Monmouth. Its name, meaning "River of the Meadows," was given to it by the Indians, though it was more reverently known to them as the "Father of Waters." BURLINGTON, IA. Before the coming of the white Westbound: 6:35 P.M. man the site of this city was known Eastbound: 9:42 A.M. to all Indian tribes as neutral Population: 30,613 ground because of its hills of flint Altitude: 530 ft. which provided material for im- San Francisco: 2331 mi. plements and weapons. During the Chicago: 206 mi. 1850's thousands of emigrant wag- ons passed through here, and hun- Page 3 dreds of steamboats docked to discharge freight to be hauled inland. In 1887, George Westinghouse perfected the air brake on West Burlington Hill—over the same right-of-way traversed by the California Zephyr. MT. PLEASANT, IA. Iowa Wesleyan College is located Westbound: 07:02 P.M. here. On the campus are the Ex- Eastbound: 09:10 A.M. ecutive Offices and Memorial Li- Population: 5,843 brary of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Altitude: 725 ft. Iowa's first courthouse was erected San Francisco: 2304 mi. here in 1839. One of the first plank Chicago: 233 mi. roads in the state was completed from Burlington to Mt. Pleasant in 1851. FAIRFIELD, IA. An important manufacturing town Westbound: 07:22 P.M. and the home of Parsons College. Eastbound: 08:51 A.M. The first Iowa State Fair, held Population: 7,299 here in 1854, was a typical frontier Altitude: 775 ft. event. The Public Library Museum San Francisco: 2282 mi. is inter-continental in scope. Chicago: 255 mi. OTTUMWA, IA. Situated on the banks of the Des Westbound: 7:46 P.M. Moines River, the site of Ottumwa Eastbound: 8:26 A.M. was a favorite camping place of Population: 33,631 many Indian chiefs. Today this Altitude: 650 ft. prosperous and beautiful city is San Francisco: 2257 mi. the largest pork-processing center Chicago: 280 mi. in the midwest. Six miles east of Ottumwa, at Agency, Iowa, General Joseph M. Street, Indian Agent, established a trading post and agency in 1838. Just east of Agency is a tall shaft erected in memory of General Street, Major Beach and Chief Wapello, Fox Chief and friend of the white man. MISSOURI RIVER The river the Indians knew as Mini- Westbound: 011:40 P.M. Souri is the boundary between Iowa Eastbound: 04:55 A.M. and Nebraska, and is at all times a turbulent stream. Early traders navigated it by boats which were hauled up stream by men on shore with towlines over their shoulders. By 1857, a large fleet of steamboats operated as far north as Omaha. OMAHA, NEBR. Omaha is a city of varied industries, Westbound: 11:45 P.M. and one of fine retail stores, beauti- Eastbound: 4:45 A.M. ful homes and excellent educational Population: 251,117 facilities. It is the nation's fourth Altitude: 1,040 ft. largest rail center and one of the San Francisco: 2036 mi. country's • foremost grain, livestock Chicago: 501 mi. and meat-packing cities. It was named for the Omaha Indians who originally occupied this site. Fur traders were located here as far back as the 1820's. The Lewis and Clark explorers and the Mormon pilgrims passed by here. PLATTE RIVER The Platte figured extensively in Westbound: 012:30 A.M. the early history of the west, its Eastbound: 04:05 A.M. course being a natural route for the pioneers. The Mormons followed the north bank for several hundred miles. The Oregon Trail and the Pony Express route followed the south bank. Page 4 LINCOLN, NEBR. Founded in 1864, Lincoln became Westbound: 1:04 A.M. the state capital in 1867, and today Eastbound: 3:35 A.M. it is distinguished by a ten million Population: 98,884 dollar capitol building—one of the Altitude: 1,150 ft. most beautiful in America. Lincoln San Francisco: 1981 mi. is a prosperous manufacturing, Chicago: 556 mi. wholesaling and retailing city and a leading education center the University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture and Nebraska Wesleyan University being located here. As we approach Denver, we have a 200-mile panoramic view of the towering and irregular profile of the Rockies, with Long's Peak to the northwest and Pikes Peak to the southwest. DENVER, COLO. "The Mile High City"—established Westbound: 8:20-8:40 A.M.in 1858 with the discovery of gold Eastbound: 7:00-7:15 P.M. nearby—is the only American mu- Population: 415,786 nicipality owning and maintaining Altitude: 5,280 ft. a system of mountain parks outside San Francisco: 1498 mi. its city boundaries. It is a city of Chicago: 1039 mi. prosperous business and industry as well as a great vacation center. Westward from Denver our route is through some of the wildest and most rugged sections of the far-flung Rockies—an incomparable region where nature has expressed herself in unbounded beauty and grandeur. PLAINVIEW, COLO. From this vantage point almost Westbound: 09:26 A.M. one-fourth of Colorado's total Eastbound: 06:15 P.M. area can be seen spreading east- Altitude: 6,782 ft. ward in a magnificent panorama. San Francisco: 1474 mi. We pass through 28 tunnels from Chicago: 1063 mi. here to the Great Moffat Tunnel. MOFFAT TUNNEL This 6.2-mile bore through the Con- Westbound: 010:14 tinental Divide is 9,239 feet above 10:27 A.M.
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