Credits

Credits and Many Thanks...

The California Zephyr Virtual Museum has been a group effort. Thanks to all the folks listed below who have contributed to making this page what it is!

• Jerry Appleman for use of the California  Zephyr pics from his web site.
• Gary Becerra who provided the whiskey bottle scan.
• Dave Bilger for searching through his large National Geographic collection for ads.
• John Blow and Peter Bourdelle for the information on CZ artist Pierre Bourdelle
• Tom Box for the Silver Antelope info.
• Bob at ANTQNUT@aol.com for one of the Cinerama Holiday images and accompanying text.
• Michael O. Brown for the Sacramento location info.
• Lolli Bryant for all the help with the anniversary display at Travel Town, the great company, for doting on my daughter, and for letting me photograph her dining car collection!
• Juan Celorio for info on cars in Mexico.
• Jon Clark for the list of CZ cars that went south of the border
• Tom and Meg Coughlin, who host The Rail Store, have graciously provided material for "The Diner".
• Warren Crandall for sharing CZ photos from his childhood (and later).
• Dave Cross for the DRGW5771 and dome monument photos.
• Robert Dachille for the celery dish image
• William Dahlsten for sharing his memory of the Silver Near Miss.
• Dan for the Silver Penthouse pics.
• Ted Ellis for the Silver Antelope, Sierra Hotel and Silver Palace information.
• Hiram K. Evans, for his story of riding the CZ as a teenager.
• Nav Fosse, owner of the Silver Solarium, for hosting me aboard!
• Stephen Foster for the photo of the Silver Saddle in Denver.
• Steven Garner for the photo of D&RGW5771 at the CRM in Golden CO.
• Cina Gerhardt for the demitasse cup scan.
• Jane Smith-Gillette, a former Zephyrette, for sharing her memories.
• Jim Griffin for the info and pic of the Silver Bronco in Denver, and use of his D&RGW photos from his web site.
• John Grosvenor for the D&RGW photo location info.
• Gordon Hall for the Silver Feather pics, and the BCRail info.
• GSE99 for the silver bowl images.
• Bruce Hettema, the owner of Patterson and Hall Advertising, a former CZ/WP ad agency, for sharing information on some of the artists who contributed to the ads and brochures.
• Ted Huart, for the dinner plate.
• Kenan Lott, of DRCX, for the Stirrup and Colt photos.
• Cathy Moran-von Ibsch, a former Zephyrette, for sharing her memories.
• Loren Johnson, for the info on the CB&Q photos.
• Kalmbach Publishing, for generously allowing us to use their CZ plans.
• Erik Langeland for the info on the cars at Via Rail.
• Peter Larsen and Roger Schmorr for the detailed photos of the butter pat.
• Dr. Stephen J. Levine, for the memories and the pics.
• Bill Lindsay for the gravy boat.
• David Lotz of the Burlington Railroad Historical Society for all the Zephyrette help and material.
• Thad McKinney for his memories of the ride of a lifetime.
• Jim McLaughlin, for the Sutton NE and CZ spoon photos.
• John Forbes McLean for the photos and the info on the Gold Coast Museum's cars.
• Mike (sorry I didn't catch your last name) for the EF and WP matchbook scans.
• Jim Mills for the Platter image.
• Richard Montgomery for all the great Canadian car info.
• Gary Morris, who maintains an archive of the photos from a.p.b.rail, for pics in the Gallery.
• John Mosbarger for the "Exclusives" ad.
• Rusty Murchison for the Lariat in UP paint photos
• Dan Thomas Nelson for the memories.
• Lon Orlenko of Monad Railway Equipment, Budd car guru extraordinaire.
• Dana Palmer for the Aurora info.
• Lee Perkins for the Silver Bronco pics.
• Bruce Perry for info on the N&W connections that the CZ made (see the Timetables).
• Brian Porter, for the Silver Antelope and ACR info.
• Miles Post, for the info on the most infamous and embarrassing WP timetable.
• J. Henry Priebe Jr, President and Network Administer of Blue Moon Online Systems and his Railfan.Net program for providing the web space!
• Robert for his memories.
• Nick Sayer, for sharing the images from his advertisements collection
• Sherrie R. Smith, who sent the meal check scan.
• Rick Sprung for the tremendous info on the cars in St. Louis and those at Illinois Transit.
• Jim Stiles of The Canyon Country Zephyr (www.canyoncountryzepyr.com) for use of photos from the Herb Ringer collection.
• David Thebodo and Rail Merchants International for the Silver Lounge/Sierra Hotel pics.
• Mark Thompson, who wrote to let us know of the Cinerama Holiday web site...The CZ was a star in more ways than one! Mark has also provided scans of items from his collection.
• Merrill Thurman for lending me the timetables to scan
• Dick Tinder, for documenting Silver Solarium's unique trip on the Iowa Interstate.
• Mike Tisdale, who wrote with information on one of the magazine ads.
• Michael Tresaugue, for the photos, the lunches and the imagineering!
• Eugene Vicknair for all the info on PRM's Silver Hostel restoration project.
• Juan Viladroza, for info on the cars in Mexico, and photos of the elusive Silver Planet!.
• Bill Waller for his photos from the front seat of the front dome!
• Web Lurker, whoever you are, for the dome car list research.
• Roy Wullich, guru of all dome cars.

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