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Zephyrette (train)
The ''Zephyrette'' was a tri-weekly train consisting of a Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC) run by the Western Pacific Railroad between Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City from 1950 to 1960. Covering , it was the longest RDC service in the United States. The successor to the Western Pacific's ''Royal Gorge'' as a secondary supplement to the ''California Zephyr'', the ''Zephyrette'' began service on September 15, 1950. Both the existence and western terminus of the route were shaped by the stipulations of regulatory agencies, while the two RDCs the railroad purchased for the train were substantially modified before entering revenue service.
The ''Zephyrette'' RDCs achieved considerable cost savings over their conventional predecessor and steam locomotives running similar routes, as well as operational advantages related to their quick acceleration and high cruising speeds. However, they were only temporarily able to keep the service profitable, and the train was ultimately discontinued by the Western Pacific on October 2, 1960, just over a decade after its debut.
== Background ==
The ''Zephyrette'' replaced the ''Royal Gorge'' in Western Pacific's timetable, which was itself a replacement for the ''Feather River Express''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://calzephyr.railfan.net/wptt.html )〕 The ''Royal Gorge'' had been established as a passenger train secondary to the ''California Zephyr'', and was intended to help facilitate movement of Western Pacific employees as well as mail, food, and other supplies in addition to carrying paying passengers. However, the ''Royal Gorge'' struggled financially; as its average daily ridership dropped from approximately 60 to 40 people, it was losing about $2,700 per day, and was on pace to lose $950,000 over the course of a year.
In November 1949, after eight months in operation, the Western Pacific decided to discontinue the ''Royal Gorge''. It then notified the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) of its decision before exploring the possibility of transporting its employees by truck or bus instead of by train, which would have cost an estimated $165,000 per year. Ultimately, the ICC granted the Western Pacific's request to discontinue its daily ''Royal Gorge'' service with the condition that it be replaced by a route between Oakland and Salt Lake City that operated three times a week.
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