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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Num 55
The American Royal Zephyr
(Westbound)

Streamliner

Chicago IL to Kansas City MO

466 miles.   9 hrs 30 min.

Amenities ...

 Sleeper Cars available.

Inaugurated February 1, 1953 making the round trip in 24 hours. Train consisted of a Baggage-mail car, 2 coaches, vista-dome coach-dormatory-buffet lounge car, diner, and a vista-dome parlor observation car


Arrives Connecting Cities Departs
- - - Chicago IL 10:00 PM C 
10:36 PM C  Aurora IL 10:36 PM C 
11:12 PM C  Mendota IL 11:12 PM C 
11:51 PM C  Kewanee IL 11:51 PM C 
12:25 AM C  Burlington Depot
Galesburg IL
12:40 AM C 
12:54 AM C  Abingdon IL 12:54 AM C 
1:17 AM C  Bushnell IL 1:17 AM C 
1:35 AM C  Macomb IL 1:35 AM C 
3:00 AM C  (Hannibal connection)
Quincy IL
3:00 AM C 
3:45 AM C  Palmyra MO 3:45 AM C 
4:00 AM C  Monroe City MO 4:00 AM C 
4:19 AM C  Shelbina MO 4:19 AM C 
4:48 AM C  Macon MO 4:48 AM C 
4:52 AM C  Bevier MO 4:52 AM C 
5:13 AM C  Bucklin MO 5:13 AM C 
5:28 AM C  Brookfield MO 4:40 AM C 
7:30 AM C  Kansas City MO