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Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr
The ''Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr'' was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) between Lincoln, Nebraska and Chicago, Illinois. The first version operated from 1940 to 1947; a revived service operated from 1953 to 1970. The "Ak-Sar-Ben" portion of name was created by spelling Nebraska (Neb-ras-ka) backwards and taken from a fraternal organization of the same name. "Zephyr" was a name applied by the CB&Q to many of its trains, beginning with the ''Pioneer Zephyr'' in 1934. The name derived from "Zephyrus", the Greek god of the west wind.
== History ==
The first ''Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr'' was an eastbound-only daylight service between Lincoln, Nebraska and Chicago. The journey took nine hours. The train's consist included new lightweight equipment and traditional heavyweight cars. The "Ak-Sar-Ben" portion of name was created by spelling Nebraska (Neb-ras-ka) backwards; a fraternal organization (the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben) and an arena and horse racing facility in Omaha have also used the name. The ''Advance Flyer'' provided westward service. The new service began on December 11, 1940.〔 The CB&Q ended this service in 1947; replacing it with the new ''Nebraska Zephyr''.〔
The second ''Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr'' was an overnight service between Chicago and Lincoln which used a mixture of 1940s equipment and new cars which it pooled with the ''California Zephyr'', including a "Vista-Dome" dome car.〔 Although gradually downgraded during the 1960s the train survived into the Burlington Northern era before being discontinued in August 1970.〔
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