Timeline
| Date | Subject | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Built by New York Central West Albany Shops. |
| May 9th, 1893 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
First run. Completed a run from Rochester to Buffalo in 68 minutes, at an estimated speed of 112 mph, becoming the (disputed) first engine to go over 100 mph. |
| May 10th, 1893 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
A second run is made with railroad officials on board who record the speed at 112.5 mph. |
| 1893 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 1899 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
86-inch drive wheels reduced to 70-inches to curb wheel slippage when pulling longer trains. |
| 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Renumbered #1086 |
| 1920 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Renumbered #1021 |
| 1924 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Restored for exhibition. |
| 1925 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's "Fair of the Iron Horse". |
| 1929 | J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 |
Built by Lima Locomotive Works. |
| Late 1930 | CB&Q No. 3002 | Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, an S-4 Hudson class. |
| September 1931 | Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company | Signs agreement with Michelin to design and sell a stainless steel version of their Micheline railcar in the United States. |
| January 1932 | Budd-Micheline "Green Goose" |
Experimental railcar which featured Budd Mfg.'s stainless steel body, Michelin's rubber-tired flanged wheels, a 82-horsepower German-built Junkers engine and a 32-passenger capacity. The design was moderately successful and several larger versions of the car were produced: one for export to France, one for the Reading Railroad, two for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and a two-car trainset for the Texas and Pacific Railroad. With the exception of the T&P trainset, these used domestic Cummins diesel engines rather than the Junkers. |
| 1933 - 1934 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at Chicago's "Century of Progress" World's Fair. |
| May 1933 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 |
Ordered. |
| June 17th, 1933 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Ordered. |
| October 1933 | Texas and Pacific No. 100 "Silver Slipper" |
Delivered. The last of the Budd-Micheline railcars, this trainset differed from its sisters in that it had a pair of American LaFrance gasoline engines and Michelin's rubber wheels were only used on its underpowered trailers. It was given the dubious nickname of "Silver Slipper" due to its habit of derailing. |
| February 12th, 1934 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 |
Delivered and begins exhibition tour, during which it breaks the land speed record at 110 mph. |
| April 7th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Three-car trainset No. 9900 and its cars 505 and 570 completed by Budd Manufacturing Co. |
| April 18th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Christened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Broad Street Station by Marguerite Cotsworth, daughter of Albert Cotsworth Jr., passenger traffic manager of the CB&Q. |
| April - May 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Undergoes various preliminary tests and exhibitions in the east, then displayed in Chicago and inspected at West Burlington, Iowa. |
| May 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in communities between Burlington, Iowa and Denver, Colorado. |
| May 21st 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in Omaha, Nebraska. |
| May 22nd 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| May 26th 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Runs non-stop from Denver-Chicago, arriving at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair having broken the land speed record at 112 mph. |
| May 26th - October 31st, 1934 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 |
Displayed at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress International Exposition. |
| May - June 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in Chicago, then tours 36 Midwest cities and inspected at West Burlington. |
| June 13th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Used for Omaha Chamber of Commerce goodwill excursion to Hastings, Nebraska. |
| June 14th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Experiences mechanical failure on Lincoln Chamber of Commerce excursion to Holdrege, Nebraska and has to be hauled into station with a steam engine. |
| June 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Taken on West Coast exhibition tour. |
| June - July 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Taken on Lines West tour of 62 cities and towns. |
| July 1934 | CB&Q No. 9901 and No. 9902 The Twin Cities Zephyr |
Ordered. |
| July 2nd, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in Alliance, Nebraska. |
| July 4th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in McCook, Nebraska. |
| July 5th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
1,000,000th visitor tours the train in Superior, Nebraska. |
| July - September 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Taken to West Burlington Shops in Burlington, Iowa for inspection, then exhibited in the Chicago area. |
| September 4th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
September 4th declared "Zephyr Day" by Nebraska State Fair officials, in view of CB&Q's out-of-way efforts to have the train appear at the fair the next day. |
| September 5th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited at the Nebraska State Fair. |
| September - October 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Exhibited in Chicago, the taken to California to film The Silver Streak. It then tours Texas and Oklahoma, then returns to the West Burlington Shops for maintainence and tests. It then tours the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad divisions in Missouri. |
| November 2nd, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Used for St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce goodwill trip. |
| November 3rd - 5th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Introductory excursions made between Lincoln, Omaha, and Pacific Junction. |
| November 11th, 1934 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Begins Lincoln - Kansas City service, becoming the first streamlined passenger train in regular service in the U.S. |
| January 31st, 1934 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 The Streamliner |
Begins Salina - Kansas City service as The Streamliner. |
| October 1935 | Texas and Pacific No. 100 "Silver Slipper" |
Scrapped. |
| February 1935 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr and Union Pacific No. M-10000 The Streamliner |
Photographed together at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Both trains were in regular service to and from Kansas City (From Salina, Kansas and Lincoln, Nebraska respectively). |
| February 1935 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Delivered to the Maine Central Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad and begins a tour of such. |
| March 1935 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Ordered. |
| April 1st, 1935 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Begins revenue service. |
| April 22nd, 1935 | CB&Q No. 9901 and No. 9902 The Twin Cities Zephyr |
Enters revenue service. |
| June 24th, 1935 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
A fourth car, 40-seat coach No. 525, is added to the train to accomodate demand. The train's capacity is raised to 120 passengers. |
| May 1935 | EMC No. 511 and No. 512 |
Two of five 1800 hp B-B experimental passenger train-hauling diesel locomotives built by General Electric - Electro-Motive Corporation as demonstrators. These first two are both given a quick coat of silver paint to match the Budd-designed stock they'll be pulling. No. 511 is leased to the CB&Q for testing on the heavier Nebraska Zephyr route to replace steam engine coverage. No. 512 is added to ATSF's Super Chief existing A and B pair to help pull its first regular run after the AB units had burned out the day before. |
| October 25th, 1935 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Christened in Hannibal, MO by Nina Clemens Gabilowitsch (1910-1966), the granddaughter and ultimately last descendant of its namesake. |
| October 27th, 1935 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Enters revenue service with cars "Becky Thatcher", "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer". |
| December 1935 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus", No. 9905 "Zephyrus", No. 9906-AB "Silver King" and "Silver Queen", No. 9907-AB "Silver Knight" and "Silver Princess" |
Ordered. |
| April - May 1936 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
Original diesel motor is replaced with new one at Aurora shops. 40-seat coach No. 525 is removed and added to No. 9902's Twin Cities Zephyr. |
| May 1936 | CB&Q No. 9902 The Twin Cities Zephyr |
40-seat coach No. 525 removed from The Burlington Zephyr added to the train. |
| May 1936 | CB&Q No. 3002 | Burlington elects to streamline one of its S-4 Hudson's to provide coverage to The Twin Cities Zephyrs and The Denver Zephyrs. No. 3002 is chosen as it was next due for shopping at the time. |
| May 31st, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr and No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
The Burlington Zephyr and The Mark Twain Zephyr trainsets begin temporary Chicago-Denver service as The Advance Denver Zephyr. This service also introduces the Zephyrettes train hostesses. |
| October 1936 | CB&Q No. 9906-AB "Silver King" and "Silver Queen" |
Delivered. |
| October 23rd, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9906-AB "Silver King" and "Silver Queen" |
New Denver Zephyr equipment bests speed record of Burlington Zephyr on Chicago-Denver run. |
| November 7th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr and No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Ends service as The Advance Denver Zephyr. |
| November 8th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9906-AB "Silver King" and "Silver Queen" and No. 9907-AB "Silver Knight" and "Silver Princess" The Denver Zephyr |
Enters revenue service. |
| November 9th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Burlington Zephyr |
A baggage car, number unknown, is added to the train for the holiday season. |
| November 11th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Returns to its Lincoln-Kansas City service with the new name, The Pioneer Zephyr. |
| November 1936 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" and No. 9905 "Zephyrus" The Twin Cities Zephyr |
Delivered. |
| December 17th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" and No. 9905 "Zephyrus" The Twin Cities Zephyr |
Simultaneous christenings for the trains are performed in St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota respectively. |
| December 18th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" The Twin Cities Zephyr | Enters revenue service with The Train of the Goddesses: "Venus", "Vesta", "Minvera", "Diana", "Ceres", and "Juno". |
| December 18th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9905 "Zephyrus" The Twin Cities Zephyr | Enters revenue service with The Train of the Gods: "Apollo", "Mars", "Neptune", "Vulcan", "Mercury", and "Jupiter". |
| December 18th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9901 The Sam Houston Zephyr |
Replaced by No. 9904 "Pegasus" on The Twin Cities Zephyr, relocated to The Sam Houston Zephyr providing Ft. Worth-Houston service. |
| December 18th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9902 The Ozark State Zephyr |
Replaced by No. 9905 "Zephyrus" on The Twin Cities Zephyr, relocated to The Ozark State Zephyr providing St. Louis-Kansas City service. |
| December 26th, 1936 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Baggage car removed from the train. |
| 1937 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 The Streamliner |
Appears as a supporting character in Choo Choo: The Story of an Engine Who Ran Away by Virginia Lee Burton. |
| April 11th, 1937 | CB&Q No. 4000 "Æolus" | Renumbered No. 4000 and re-classed as an S-4-A Hudson to connote its upgrades, No. 4000 is rechristened and put into Chicago-Twin Cities service pulling the Black Hawk. |
| June 1937 | CB&Q No. 9902 The Ozark State Zephyr |
40-seat coach No. 525 removed from removed from train and returned to The Pioneer Zephyr. |
| June 20th, 1937 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
40-seat coach No. 525 removed from The Ozark State Zephyr and returned to train. |
| Summer 1937 | CB&Q No. 4001 "Æolus" | Work begins on a second "Æolus", to be No. 4001, this time to be built from components rather than an existing stock engine like No. 4000. Improvements are made to the design. |
| September 1st, 1937 | CB&Q No. 9906-AB "Silver King" and "Silver Queen" |
Rushes from Chicago to Denver to deliver an iron lung to a pair of twins with infantile paralysis, per The Silver Streak movie. |
| September 1937 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" and No. 9905 "Zephyrus" The Twin Cities Zephyr |
"Psyche" and "Cupid", 16-place Dinnette/40-seat chair cars, added to respective consists. |
| 1938 | EMC No. 511 and No. 512 |
Scrapped. Trucks and some other components were re-used for the two EMC NW4 switchers built for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
| 1925 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at the Cleveland Exposition. |
| January 1st, 1938 | CB&Q No. 9902 |
Sold to Burlington-Rock Island for $191,000 to share duties with No. 9901 on The Sam Houston Zephyr and the Texas Rocket. |
| February 1938 | CB&Q No. 4001 "Æolus" | Delivered. The engine takes over The Denver Zephyr for a few days late in the month while "Silver King", "Silver Queen", "Silver Knight", and "Silver Princess" are overhauled, after which it joins No. 4000 in pulling the Black Hawk. |
| June 27th, 1938 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
40-seat coach No. 525 removed from train and replaced by 40-seat dinette-coach No. 500. |
| October 24th, 1938 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in St. Louis-Kansas City service. |
| 1939 - 1940 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at the New York World's Fair. |
| May 2nd, 1939 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Returned to Lincoln-Kansas City service. |
| Summer 1939 | CB&Q No. 4000 and 4001 "Æolus" | No. 4000 and 4001 cover the Overnite Denverite (westbound) and the Aristocrat (eastbound) between Chicago and Denver for the season. |
| October 2nd, 1939 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Out of service after head-on collision with a frieght train in Napier, Missouri. |
| December 6th, 1939 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Returned to Lincoln-Kansas City service after only two months. |
| December 29th, 1939 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Achieves 1,000,000th Mile service mark near Council Bluffs, Iowa. |
| February 27th, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9910-AB "Silver Speed" and "Silver Power" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| February 27th, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9911-AB "Silver Pilot" and "Silver Mate" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| March 1940 | CB&Q No. 9909 "Silver Bullet" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| March 1940 | CB&Q No. 9912-AB "Silver Meteor" and "Silver Comet" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| March 1940 | CB&Q No. 9950-AB "Silver Racer" and "Silver Steed" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| March 1940 | CB&Q No. 9980-AB "Silver Chief" and "Silver Warrior" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| March 14th - 23rd, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Used in Ft. Worth-Houston service. |
| March 24th, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Returned to Lincoln-Kansas City service. |
| April 15th, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9909 "Silver Bullet" The Silver Streak Zephyr |
Takes over The Pioneer Zephyr's Lincoln-Kansas City route, becoming The Silver Streak Zephyr with cars "Silver Light", "Silver Sheen", "Silver Gleam", "Silver Glow", and "Silver Spirit". A inaguration party is held with The Pioneer Zephyr in attendance. |
| April 15th - 29th, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in St. Louis-Kansas City service. |
| April 30th, 1940 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Burlington-Kansas City service. |
| June 12th, 1940 | German submarine U-505 | Laid down (beginning of construction) by Deutsche Werft in Hamburg, Germany as yard number 295. |
| Summer 1940 | CB&Q No. 4000 and 4001 "Æolus" | No. 4000 and 4001 cover the Overnite Denverite (westbound) and the Aristocrat (eastbound) between Chicago and Denver for the season. |
| October 1940 | CB&Q No. 9913 "Silver Wings" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| May 24th, 1940 | German submarine U-505 | Launched for the first time. |
| Late 1940 - Early 1941 | CB&Q No. 4000 and 4001 | With the addition of the E5's to the railroad's roster and several of its routes dieselized, the S-4-A's are no longer needed for coverage. To the relief of their operators, the streamlining shrouds are removed. The engines are instead used for passenger serivce coverage, Christmas mail extras, football and other specials, and occasional frieght service. |
| June 1941 | CB&Q No. 9914-A "Silver Arrow" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| June 1941 | CB&Q No. 9914-B "Silver Swift" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| June 1941 | CB&Q No. 9915-A "Silver Carrier" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| June 1941 | CB&Q No. 9915-b "Silver Clipper" |
Built at GM's Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. |
| August 26th, 1941 | German submarine U-505 | Commissioned with Kapitänleutnant Axel-Olaf Loewe in command and begins training exercises with the 4th U-boat flotilla. |
| November 24th, 1941 | German submarine U-505 | Passes all operational trials and prepares to post-trial refit and stocking with torpedoes. |
| December 16th, 1941 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 The City of Salina |
Withdrawn from service. |
| January 19th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 1st patrol while still in training, circumnavigating the British Isles. |
| January 31st, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Completes training while on 1st patrol. |
| January 31st, 1942 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Removed from St. Louis-Burlington service. |
| February 1st, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Assigned to the 2nd U-boat flotilla. |
| February 3rd, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Docks in Lorient in occupied France, completing 1st patrol. Was not engaged or attacked. |
| February 11th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 2nd patrol around the west coast of Africa. |
| March 5th - 6th, 1942 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Used on Lincoln-McCook promotional tour to sell war bonds and to introduce service between the two cities. |
| April 3rd, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacks and sinks American ship West Irmo 300 miles southwest of Takoradi, Ghana. |
| April 4th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacks and sinks Dutch ship Alphacca 154 miles south of Cape Palmas, Ivory Coast. |
| April 10th, 1942 | Union Pacific No. M-10000 The City of Salina |
Scrapped at Ferer junkyards. 100,000 pounds of aluminum sold to U.S. government for war effort. |
| April 18th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacked by an Allied aircraft in the mid-Atlantic but suffered little damage. |
| May 7th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Completes 2nd patrol, returning to home port of Lorient after 86 days. |
| June 7th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 3rd patrol, in the Caribbean Sea. |
| June 28th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacks and sinks American ship Sea Thrush 425 miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
| June 29th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacks and sinks American ship Thomas McKean 350 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. |
| July 22nd, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacks and sinks Colombian ship Urious near Cayo Bolívar. This ship was a sailing ship belonging to a Colombian diplomat, so its sinking gave Colombia political grounds to declare war on Germany. |
| August 25th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Completes 3rd patrol and returns to Lorient after 80 days without being attacked. Patrol ended early due to Loewe becoming ill. |
| September 6th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Loewe needs his appendix removed and is relieved of command by Kapitänleutnant Peter Zschech. During this period, a "Metox" radar detector was installed to give warning that the sub had been detected by Allied radar to allow time to dive and escape attack. |
| October 4th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 4th patrol around the northern coast of South America. |
| November 7th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacks and sinks British ship Ocean Justice off the coast of Venezuela. |
| November 10th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Attacked by surprise while surfacing from a low-flying Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson maritime patrol aircraft dropped a bomb on its deck. Killed 1 watch offier and wounded another. The fragmentation hit the attacking plane and crashed it in the sea, killing its entire crew. With the pumps inoperative and water flooding the engine room in several places, Kptlt. Zschech ordered the crew to abandon ship, but the technical staff (led by Chief Petty Officer Otto Fricke) insisted on trying to save it. The ship was made water-tight again after almost two weeks of repair work. |
| December 12th, 1942 | German submarine U-505 | Finishes 4th patrol, "limping" back to Lorient on reduced power, where it remains for several months to recieve repairs and improvements. The ship earns the distinction of being the most damaged U-boat to return to port under its own power. |
| 1943 | Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 2903 |
Built at Baldwin Locomotive Works. WWII material restrictions meant some components had to be substituted, specifically lightweight metals which are being used to make planes. |
| July 1st, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 5th patrol. |
| July 8th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Pursued for 36 hours by a group of three British destroyers (assisted by a leak from an external fuel tank caused by sabotage from French resistance). |
| July 13th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Aborts 5th patrol to return to Lorient for repairs after 13 days on patrol and multiple mechanical and technical failures. It is found that nearly all the seals for the air relief valves, emergency valves, diving tanks, battery cells, and fuel bunkers were corroded. It was concluded that battery acid had been poured on the seals. The ship undergoes repairs and its four-barreled 20mm anti-aircraft gun is replaced with a single-barreled Oberlikon 37mm automatic cannon. |
| August 1st, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 6th patrol. |
| August 2nd, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Aborts 6th patrol after 1 day, after its test dive resulted in worrying sounds. Upon inspection, it was found that the seams on the newly repaired areas of the pressure hull, which should have been solidly welded, had been stuffed with oakum and hidden with a line of solder. Had the ship had to crash dive, the pressure would have burst the seams and killed everyone aboard. |
| August 14th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 7th patrol. |
| August 15th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Aborts 7th patrol after 1 day, due to alarming gurlging noises at 60 meters depth. Cause of the noise found to be a failed casing on one of the pressure-proof storage tubes for the spare torpedoes. |
| August 21st, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 8th patrol. |
| August 22nd, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Aborts 8th patrol after 1 day due to oil leak. Inspection finds that a pencil-sized hole had been drilled into one of the fuel bunkers. Repairs are made and a new radar detection device, the "Wanze" (bedbug), is installed. |
| August 18th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 9th patrol. |
| September 30th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Aborts 9th patrol after 12 days, due to main pump failure. |
| October 9th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 10th patrol. |
| October 24th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Spotted by British destroyers east of the Azores, not long after crossing the Bay of Biscay. Forced to submerge and endure a severe depth-charge attack. Zschech commits suicide in the submarine's radio room, shooting himself in the head. Oberleutnant zur See Paul Meyer takes command for two weeks. |
| November 7th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Aborts 10th patrol, due to captain's suicide. |
| November 8th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Oberleutnant zur See Harald Lange takes command until U-505's capture. |
| December 25th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 11th patrol. |
| December 28th, 1943 | German submarine U-505 | Rescues 33 crew members from the German torpedo boat T25, sunk earlier that day by British cruisers in the Bay of Biscay. |
| December 28th, 1943 - January 1st, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Participated in Wolfpack Hela off the coast of Spain and France with U-421, U-618, and U-666. |
| January 2nd, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Returns early from 11th patrol to drop off survivors. |
| March 16, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Begins 12th patrol off coast of Africa. |
| April 10th, 1944 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Observes 10th anniversary in Lincoln, Nebraska. This event features a six-foot cake and an eight-foot-long knife rigged up so that the train can cut its own birthday cake. Pieces of the cake are sent to other streamliner engines around the country with a birthday letter from The Pioneer Zephyr. |
| June 4th, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Captured by the U.S. Navy off Mauritania, French West Africa. |
| June 19th, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Escorted to Bermuda where it was used for secret trials and training until May of 1945. |
| November 12th, 1944 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Rear-ended by a freight train in Fairmont, Nebraska. Observation coach 570 is severely damaged and four passengers are killed. |
| February 1944 | CB&Q No. 9901 The Sam Houston Zephyr |
Destroyed by fire in Dacus, Texas and subsequently scrapped. |
| March 24th, 1945 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Returned to McCook-Lincoln service. |
| May 8th, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Taken on a tour of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts by an American crew to promote the selling of War Bonds. (NOTE: this is the date of Germany's surrender, not specific to this tour.) |
| June 30th, 1945 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Removed from McCook-Lincoln service. |
| September 2nd, 1944 | German submarine U-505 | Following the surrender of Japan, U-505 was tied up at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and left there for nine years. (NOTE: this date is the date of Japan's surrender, not the date U-505 was docked.) |
| September 15th, 1945 | CB&Q No. 9902 The Ozark State Zephyr |
Repurchased by CB&Q. |
| February 1948 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" and No. 9905 "Zephyrus" The Twin Cities Zephyr |
Baggage cars "Olympus" and "Argo" added to respective consists. |
| July 31st, 1948 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Train derailed at the railroad bridge at Devil's Creek, four miles west of Viele, Iowa. Two passengers sustained minor injuries. |
| July - October 1948 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr and New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at Chicago Railroad Fair together. |
| November 4th, 1948 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Damaged after hitting a loaded sand truck in Spring Grove, Iowa. No injuries. |
| November 14th, 1948 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Ft. Worth-Houston service. |
| April 29th, 1949 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Collides with a concrete truck in Houston, Texas. |
| August - September 1949 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr and New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at Chicago Railroad Fair together. |
| October 15th, 1949 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Denver-Cheyenne service. |
| October 15th, 1949 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Collides with a truck at Longmont, Colorado. |
| October 18th, 1949 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Quincy-St. Joseph service. |
| November 16th, 1950 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
An empty oil barge went on shore over the track and "Injun Joe" and "Becky Thatcher" derailed on it. Only one minor injury. |
| 1951 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" |
Converted to a B-unit at West Burlington Shops. |
| 1951 | CB&Q No. 9905 "Zephyrus" |
Converted to a B-unit at West Burlington Shops. |
| 1951 | CB&Q No. 9906-A "Silver King" |
Converted to a B-unit at West Burlington Shops. |
| 1951 | CB&Q No. 9907-A "Silver Knight" |
Converted to a B-unit at West Burlington Shops. |
| August 1951 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Another barge washed on shore and nearly caused a collision, but the driver is able to slow down in time. |
| 1952 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Exhibited at the Genesee County Sesquicentennial. |
| May 1952 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Retired from passenger service and relegated to shunting and hauling refridgerated milk cars. |
| February 1st, 1953 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Galesburg-Quincy-St.Joseph service. |
| March 9th, 1954 | German submarine U-505 | Donated to the Museum of Science and Industry. |
| May - June 1954 | German submarine U-505 | Towed through the St. Lawrence River, the Welland Canal, and the Great Lakes to Chicago. |
| September 25th, 1954 | German submarine U-505 | Official dedication ceremony. Arthur Godfrey, a popular entertainer, was master of ceremonies and Admiral Halsey gave the principal address in dedicating U-505 to the 55,000 Americans who lost their lives at sea in World War II. |
| 1955 | Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 2903 |
Retired as part of Santa Fe's move to full dieselization. |
| June 1st, 1955 | FW&D No. 9982-AB "Silver Pilot" and "Silver Mate" |
Sent to the Fort Worth & Denver Railroad. |
| September 23rd, 1955 | CB&Q No. 9905 "Zephyrus" |
Scrapped. |
| October 5th, 1955 | C&S No. 9952-AB "Silver Pilot" and "Silver Mate" |
Sent to the Colorado & Southern Railroad. |
| Mid-1950's | CB&Q No. 4000 and 4001 | Retired and placed into storage. |
| 1956 | CB&Q No. 4000 | Pulls a railfan special. |
| March 17th, 1957 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Quincy-St. Joseph service. |
| May 1957 | CB&Q No. 9907-B "Silver Princess" |
Scrapped at West Burlington Shops. |
| May 7th, 1957 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Minuteman |
Retired from service. |
| June 1957 | CB&Q No. 9907-A "Silver King" |
Scrapped at West Burlington Shops. |
| June 1957 | CB&Q No. 9907-B "Silver Queen" |
Scrapped at West Burlington Shops. |
| August 1957 | CB&Q No. 9904 "Pegasus" |
Scrapped at West Burlington Shops. |
| 1957 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Donated to the Edaville Railroad in Carver, Massachusetts for static display. |
| August 3rd, 1957 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Placed in Lincoln-St. Joseph service. |
| April 27th, 1958 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Last day of service. Put into storage at the shops at West Burlington, Iowa. |
| April 30th, 1959 | USS Guadancanal (CVE-60) | Scrapped in Japan. |
| May 1959 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
On public display for the last time for CB&Q in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| February 20th, 1960 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Final day in revenue service while on Lincoln-St. Joseph run. |
| March 20th, 1960 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Final run, Lincoln-Galesburg, while en route to display in Chicago. |
| May 26th, 1960 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Presented to Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for exhibit. |
| June 1960 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Displayed outdoors alongside Louisville and Nashville No. 152 at the Kentucky Railway Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| June 1960 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Sold with its four cars to Frank Dashner to then be sold to Cuba, but after the Red Scare in general and the Cuban Missile Crisis in particular, plans changed for the train to be used as a restaurant. |
| August 22nd, 1960 | CB&Q No. 9914-B "Silver Swift" |
Wrecked in Nodaway, Missouri. |
| October 1960 | CB&Q No. 4001 | Sold for scrap. |
| October 10th, 1960 | CB&Q No. 9980-AB "Silver Chief" |
Wrecked at Memphis, Tennnessee. |
| December 1960 | CB&Q No. 9914-B "Silver Swift" |
Scrapped. |
| 1961 | Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 2903 |
Donated to the Museum of Science and Industry. |
| February 24th, 1961 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Frank Dashner dies at age 51 before making the last payment on the train. His widow and teenage children did not want the train so ownership reverts back to CB&Q. |
| 1962 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Donated to the Museum of Science and Industry. |
| February 2nd, 1962 | Ralph Budd | Dies. |
| June 1962 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Purchased by Ernie A. Hayes of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. |
| September 1962 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Move to the Old Thresher's Reunion site at McMillan Park in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Plan was to build a loop track and run the train as a tourist attraction. |
| January 22nd, 1963 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Goddesses | "Psyche" and "Diana" removed from consist, "Venus"' cocktail lounge removed and replaced with non-leg-rest coach seating for short-haul passengers. |
| April 22nd, 1963 | CB&Q No. 9915-A "Silver Carrier" |
Wrecked at Bigelow, Missouri. |
| June 19th, 1963 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Goddesses | Train returned to service as a five-car set with "Ceres" assuming additional duties as a lounge car. |
| August 19th, 1963 | CB&Q No. 4000 | Donated to the city of Lacrosse, Wisconsin for permanent display in Copeland Park. |
| November 27th, 1963 | CB&Q No. 9980-AB "Silver Chief" |
Scrapped in Childress, Texas. |
| 1964 | J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 |
Retired. |
| January 7th, 1964 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Gods | Train taken out of service for five months. "Mercury" and "Cupid" removed from consist and "Apollo" converted to a power-baggage car. |
| May 15th, 1964 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Gods | Returned to service as a five-car set. |
| May 27th, 1964 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Delivered. |
| 1964 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for capturing crews. |
| March 1965 | CB&Q No. 9915-A "Silver Carrier" |
Traded in for a U25B. |
| March 1965 | CB&Q No. 9915-B "Silver Clipper" |
Traded in for a U25B. |
| March 1965 | CB&Q No. 9912-AB "Silver Meteor" and "Silver Comet" |
Traded in for a U25Bs. |
| Fall 1965 | J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 |
Donated to the Illinois Railway Museum. |
| 1966 | USS Pillsbury (DE-133) | Scrapped at Boston Metals Co. in Baltimore, Maryland. |
| February 28th, 1966 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Gods | "Vulcan" converted to a cafeteria car with vending machines. |
| March 30th, 1966 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Goddesses | "Ceres" converted to a cafeteria car with vending machines. |
| September 1966 | CB&Q No. 9908 "Silver Charger" |
Donated to the National Museum of Transport in St. Louis, Missouri. |
| November 4th, 1966 | USS Flaherty | Scrapped. |
| July 10th, 1967 | St. Louis-San Francisco No. 1630 |
Work starts in Oklahoma on testing the air brakes and greasing the bearings and jounrals before the engine can be moved to Union, IL. |
| July 29th, 1967 | St. Louis-San Francisco No. 1630 |
Displayed at the Illinois Railway Museum. |
| October 29th, 1967 | J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 |
Pulls the Illinois Railway Museum’s first steam excursion. |
| October 31st, 1967 | CB&Q No. 9950-B "Silver Steed" |
Traded in for a SD40. |
| October 31st, 1967 | CB&Q No. 9910-AB "Silver Speed" and "Silver Power" |
Traded in for SD40s. |
| January 21st, 1968 | The Nebraska Zephyr Trains of the Gods and Goddesses | Take their final run along with their brother train before being retired. |
| March 15th, 1968 | CB&Q No. 9950-A "Silver Racer" |
Traded in for a U25B. |
| March 15th, 1968 | CB&Q No. 9909 "Silver Bullet" |
Traded in for a SD40. |
| March 15th, 1968 | CB&Q No. 9913 "Silver Wings" |
Traded in for a SD40. |
| March 15th, 1968 | CB&Q No. 9914-A "Silver Arrow" |
Traded in for a SD40. |
| March 15th, 1968 | C&S No. 9952-AB "Silver Pilot" and "Silver Mate" |
Retired/Traded in to EMD for SD40s (name boards flipped over sometime prior). |
| March 15th, 1968 | USS Jenks | Scrapped. |
| April 1968 | C&S No. 9952-AB "Silver Pilot" and "Silver Mate" |
Sold to Pielet Bros. for scrap. |
| October 1968 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" |
Sold to Herbert N. W. Hansen of the Illinois Railway Museum to pull The Nebraska Zephyr trainset. |
| December 1968 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Hayes donates the train to the Old Thresher's Reunion and Midwest Central Railroad outright, in hopes of spurring interest in its restoration. Disagreements to the worthiness of this endeavor led to no actions taken. The train suffers vandalism over the next ten years. |
| July 1969 | St. Louis-San Francisco No. 1630 |
Recieves a new coat of black paint and sheet metal patches to make it "more presentable for viewing and photographing". |
| October - November 1969 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" |
Arrives the Illinois Railway Museum. |
| 1970 | USS Pope (DE-134) | Scrapped. |
| July 1970 | St. Louis-San Francisco No. 1630 |
Rail & Wire requests donations and volunteers to help restore the engine to operating status. |
| January 28th, 1970 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Title officially transferred to the Museum of Science and Industry, after a decade of being "on loan". |
| September 4th, 1972 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Completes its first test run during the night. |
| October 14th, 1972 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Breaks a valve spring on one cylinder during a second test run and is unable to operate on Members Day. |
| October 28th, 1972 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Though the train is not operational, lunch is still served on "Ceres" during Members Day. |
| October 28th, 1972 | St. Louis-San Francisco No. 1630 |
Engine was fired for the first time in over a decade with few problems during Members Day. The engine runs up and down the wye and on the mainline for several trips with a train at the end of Saturday as well as on Sunday. |
| June 24th, 1974 | USS Chatelain | Scrapped. |
| 1974 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for capturing crews. |
| Fall 1974 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Makes two runs during the end of the day on Members Day, but has trouble with the second engine and automatic train brakes. |
| Fall 1975 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Glenn Monhard and Gregg Wolfersheim make a serious effort to fix the problems with the second engine. A power pad is pulled, several fuel injectors replaced, and the valves and injectors are timed and tuned. The results are successful and the second engine runs well afterward. |
| Summer 1975 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Air brakes are improved, the first engine has its seals and cylinders replaced and repaired. The cab is cleaned and the oil in both engines drained and replaced. Cab, trucks, and underbody are steam-cleaned and given a new coat of silver paint. |
| Fall 1975 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Resumes operational service for a time. The engine is described as being "quite popular". |
| 1976 | The Nebraska Zephyr Train of the Gods | Sold to the Saudi Government Railroad Organization of Saudi Arabia. |
| Summer - Fall 1976 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Stated to be operating reliably enough to "run a few times during summer operations" as well as one Sunday during Members' Day weekend. Rail & Wire describes it as "one of the least referred to pieces of equipment... a dead monument to pre-Amtrak days of passenger service." Clearly, not the star of the museum at this time. |
| December 1976 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Rail & Wire Issue 83 lists both the engine and train as sitting on its own track in Yard #1. A guy named Chuck is credited with working on the trainset. |
| Winter 1978 - 1979 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Lennis Moore, CEO of Old Threasher's Reunion and Midwest Central Railroad, convinces the Board to begin looking for buyers for the train again. |
| Spring 1979 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Purchased by Alexander Barket Sr. with plans to run it as a tourist railroad through Swope Park in Kansas City. |
| June 1979 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Alexander Barket Sr. dies while the train is being moved to a siding on the southwest side of Kansas City, Missouri. Ownership of the train then becomes a complicated legal matter owing to Barket's outstanding lawsuits. |
| 1979 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for capturing crews. |
| 1980 | Norfolk and Western No. 475 | Sold to H.S. Kuyper, and then conveyed to the Pella Historical Society, being stored at the Illinois Railway Museum. |
| 1982 | Norfolk and Western No. 475 | Purchased by C. Rosenberg and his daughters, who subsequently donated it to the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad in Boone County, Iowa around 1985. |
| 1982 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for both capturing crewman and U-505's own crew. This is the first time the submarine's crew had seen it since the day of its capture in 1944. |
| 1983 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Appraisal estimates the train is worth $600,000 but could be worth $6,000,000 if restored. Neil Young confirmed to have considered buying it for use as a touring vehicle, only to find the logistics of navigating freight railroads insurmountable. |
| 1983 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Dale Simpson, of the Buffalo Bills, purchases the train. No work is done on it however. |
| 1987 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Three businessmen (Dan Krupske, John C. Lowe, and Ronald Lorenzini) purchase the train and found Mark Twain Zephyr, Inc. They move the train to Mid America Car Corporation on the north side of Kansas City. Plans are to partner with Coors who will fund the cost of the restoration in exchange for exclusive rights to lease the train and perform a marketing campaign promoting "Silver Bullet" beer. |
| 1988 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Discussions with Coors end with no agreement so Krupske, Lowe, and Lorenzini move the train closer to where they live, storing the train at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant. |
| 1989 | German submarine U-505 | Declared a National Historic Landmark. |
| 1990 | Herbert N. W. Hansen | Dies. |
| November 14th, 1991 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Last commercial flight. Total miles flown: 28 million. Total passengers carried: 3 million. |
| September 28th, 1992 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Becomes the largest engine to land at Meigs Field. Piloted by B.C. Thomas. |
| October 1st, 1992 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Loaded onto a barge and towed to Burns International Harbor in Indiana for storage as the Museum of Science and Industry prepared its exhibit hall. |
| December 1992 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Filmed in A League Of Their Own on Illinois Railway Museum property. One scene is also shot inside observation car "Juno". |
| 1993 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Purchased by Bob Morrell, owner of Story Land, and moved to Glen, New Hampshire. |
| June 1993 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Begins undergoing restoration work. |
| September 21st, 1993 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Returned to Calumet Harbor in Chicago via barge where it is transferred to a smaller barge capable of navigating a temporary canal dug at 57th street. |
| September 22nd, 1993 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Arrives at 57th Street beach. Traffic is stopped on Lake Shore Drive to allow the plane to cross onto museum property where it is temporarily stored in the West Parking Lot to be dismantled. |
| September 29th - 30th, 1993 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Ran on the Wisconsin Central main line from Burlington to Neenah for an Association of Railway Museums (ARM) convention. |
| October 1993 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 |
Restoration work concludes and the engine is moved indoors. |
| October 17th, 1993 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Work begins on moving the 727 inside. A 32-ton ionic column is removed and the Museum entrance is widened to accomodate the plane. The 727's wings were removed with water jets so the fuselage could be brought inside. |
| January 1994 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Travels to Fort Worth on-loan for an exhibition tour celebrating the release of the BNSF's new SD70MAC freight locomotives. Stops briefly at the former SLSF shops in Springfield, IL on the way down for some truing work. |
| March 1994 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Repainted in its 1964 vintage color scheme using forty-one gallons of paint. |
| 1994 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for American and German crews. |
| October 8th, 1994 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Take Flight exhibit opens in the renovated Hall of Transportation. |
| December 1994 | Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 2903 |
Donated to the Illinois Railway Museum, as it was too large to be moved indoors at the Museum of Science and Industry like the other outdoor exhibits had been. |
| April 1995 | Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 2903 |
Moved from the Museum of Science and Industry through downtown Hyde Park to be relocated to the Illinois Railway Museum. |
| 1997 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
The federal government begins redevelopment of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant into the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, with plans to remove all railroad tracks including the ones the train are parked on. Krupske, Lowe, and Lorenzini make a deal with Relco Locomotive Shops in Minooka, IL to store the train where it remains until 2008, having only it's Winton engine and trucks removed. |
| 1997 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Purchased by the state of New Hampshire and moved to the Concord and Claremont Railroad Shops in Claremont, New Hampshire for restoration. |
| October 12th and 13th, 1997 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
W. W. Grainger Company hosts a two-day open house for the restored trainset at their corporate headquarters in Skokie, IL. |
| 1998 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
New underground exhibit "All Aboard the Silver Streak" opens. Features animatronics including Zeph the Donkey and Ralph Budd. |
| 1999 | J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 |
Retired for repairs. |
| September 17th, 2002 | German submarine U-505 | Lost periscope found at U.S. Navy's Arctic Submarine Laboratory in Point Loma, California. Given to the Museum of Science and Industry to display alongside U-505. |
| 2004 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Restortion of components completed with longer term goals of returning the train to operation. |
| April 2004 | German submarine U-505 | Moved to indoor underground exhibit to prevent further weather damage. |
| June 5th 2004 | German submarine U-505 | New exhibit opened to the public. |
| 2004 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for American and German crews. |
| August 10th, 2005 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Moved to the Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire. |
| 2006 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Filmed in Flags Of Our Fathers at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 2006 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
The Train of the Goddesses is sent to to Avalon Rail in West Allis, Wisconsin for repairs. |
| Late 2007 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Relco decides to shut down its Minooka plant, forcing Mark Twain Zephyr, Inc. to find another home for the train. |
| January 2008 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Moved to Gatway Rail Services in Madison, IL. Gatway had substantial shop and staff to refurbish the train, but Mark Twain Zephyr, Inc. could not find investors for the project. |
| December 2008 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
The Train of the Goddesses returns to the Illinois Railway Museum. |
| September 22nd - 23rd, 2012 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" The Nebraska Zephyr |
Took a passenger excursion on the original CB&Q line (now the Mendota subdivision of the BNSF freight line) from Chicago to Quincy with a stop in Galesburg, Illinois. |
| September 22nd - 23rd, 2012 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" and Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 2903 |
Filmed in Transformers: Age of Extinction alongside each other in Shed 9. Another scene is also shot inside observation car "Juno". |
| May - June 2014 | C&S No. 9952-A "Silver Pilot" |
Traveled to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina for the "Streamliners at Spencer" event. |
| June 5th 2004 | German submarine U-505 | Refurbished closer to original condition. Recovered arifacts from the submarine were added to the exhibit. |
| 2014 | German submarine U-505 | Reunion held for American and German crews. |
| 2018 | J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 |
Fully restored and certified by the Federal Railroad Administration for operation and returned to regular service. |
| 2020 | CB&Q No. 9900 The Pioneer Zephyr |
Exhibit updated. Animatronics removed and replaced with audio/visual displays. |
| February 19th, 2020 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Trego, Wisconsin purchases the train from the Mark Twain Zephyr, Inc. |
| June 30th, 2020 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Sale officially closes on the train. |
| July 27th, 2020 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Sale made public. |
| August 1st - September 4th, 2020 | CB&Q No. 9903 "Injun Joe" The Mark Twain Zephyr |
Train (along with the spare car 500 from The Pioneer Zephyr) are moved from Madison, Illinois to Trego, Wisconsin by semi-truck. Plans are to completely overhaul the train and run it on the WGNR's line between Trego and Springbrook, Wisconsin. |
| October 5th, 2020 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Take Flight closes for renovations. |
| May 13th, 2021 | (United Airlines) 727-22 N7017U | Take Flight reopens. Part of the cabin has been restored to its 1964 appearance. |
| November 2023 | Maine Central Railroad - Boston & Maine Railroad No. 6000 The Flying Yankee |
Put up for sale by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, seeking proposals from buyers interested in "the relocation and encouraged restoration" of the trainset. |