Waiting for the Rain

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Don C.	General	The "pattern" dome seems to be deadheading ahead of an RPO and a baggage car. In 1964, #24 would have normally carried a full diner and a parlor car, neither of which I see.	1/26/2009 11:10:24 AM

Marty Bernard	General	Yes, it's certainly not #24, The Afternoon Zephyr, so it must be CRI&P 19 (Minnesapolis to Burlington, IA) which becomes CB&Q * at Burlington and continues to St. Louis. About 2/3 of the time it ran with Rock Island equipment and 1/3 with equipment. The 1963 Guide shows chair cars and a Pullman.	1/26/2009 9:28:35 PM

Thomas DeRoo	General	Sorry, but I don't think this is the Zephyr-Rocket, which became Q number 8 in Burlington. I lived in Hannibal in 1964. Number 8 almost always had only one E unit, about 4 head-end cars, and no domes.	8/31/2013 2:28:08 PM

Waiting for the Rain
This has to be the EB Afternoon Zephyr but my notes don't show the train number (see comments below). The exact E7A is unknown. Note the Roundhouse and State Capitol above the last car and the GN diesels to the right. Part of the St. Paul skyline is to the left. The first dome car is the original home-made dome, named Silver Dome with unique dome shape and no lowered floor beneath the dome because it was a coverted coach. The shot was taken at Division Street Tower and the train is about 2 minutes out of St. Paul Union Station. If you look over the last dome you can see the Capitol dome. See comments below.
Date: 6/9/1964	Location: Saint Paul, MN	Views: 1253	Collection Of: Marty Bernard
			Author: Marty Bernard

Picture Categories: Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action		This picture is part of album: Railfan44's pre-BN Roads

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