AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS

RIO GRANDE

(POST WW II)

The Prospector operated briefly in the 1940's, using two car self propelled diesel trains. The Prospector returned in 1950, using cars originally ordered by the Chesapeake & Ohio, which had overly ambitious plans to introduce the finest passenger trains available. But the Chesapeake & Ohio found it necessary to curtail many of the car orders, and several cars were instead delivered to the Rio Grande.

Rio Grande's more famous train was the California Zephyr, operated jointly with the Burlington Route and Western Pacific.

Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.



#17        #7       June 1, 1951    #18        #8
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 8:40 am   5:30 pm  Denver           7:00 pm   8:15 am
12:38 pm   9:45 pm  Bond             3:12 pm   3:59 am
 3:58 pm   1:10 am  Grand Junction  11:53 am  12:32 am
10:20 pm   8:15 am  Salt Lake City   5:40 am   5:30 pm
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PROSPECTOR (#7-#8)
(required 2 sets)

(cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1950)

Baggage Mail              1200-1202
Baggage                   1210-1212
Baggage Dorm Coach        1230-1231
52 Seat Coach             1240-1247 (from series)
52 Seat Coach             1240-1247 (from series)
52 Seat Coach             1240-1247 (from series)
52 Seat Coach             1240-1247 (from series)
5S/6BR/5R Sleeper         1270-1273 (from series)
5S/6BR/5R Sleeper         1270-1273 (from series)
Diner Lounge              1280-1281
Buffet Lounge             1290-1292

CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR (#17-#18)

(Burlington Route train)