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=== Other ''Zephyr'' trains === In addition to the ''Pioneer Zephyr'', several other legacies remain. An operable ''[[Nebraska Zephyr]]'' train was donated to IRM. There, powered by one of the large [[EMD E-unit|"E" series]] passenger diesels (an [[EMD E5|EMC E5]]) with the distinctive and durable stainless-steel fluting, it is still operated on short runs on the museum's substantial trackage, providing train enthusiasts and tourists with an experience reminiscent of the heyday of the Burlington's ''Zephyr'' service.<ref name="IRM collection">{{cite web| publisher=Illinois Railway Museum| url=http://www.irm.org/history/collections.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980429091559/http://irm.org/history/collections.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 29, 1998| title=History of the IRM: Collections| date=November 25, 2005| access-date=May 24, 2007}}</ref><ref name="IRM restoration">{{cite web| publisher=Illinois Railway Museum| url=http://www.irm.org/history/restoration.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980429091544/http://irm.org/history/restoration.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 29, 1998| title=History of the IRM: Restoration| date=November 25, 2005| access-date=May 24, 2007}}</ref> The ''Silver Charger'', power car of the ''[[General Pershing Zephyr]]'', is on display at the [[National Museum of Transportation]] in [[St Louis]], and the same train's "diner-parlour and observation car" is now the [[Silver Star Cafe]] in [[Port Hedland]], Australia.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} The ''Flying Yankee'' trainset is preserved at the [[Hobo Railroad]] in [[New Hampshire]].{{Sfn|Johnston|Welsh|Schafer|2001|pp=28-29}} Also utilizing the name, the ''[[Minnesota Zephyr]]'' was a [[dinner train]] located in the historic city of [[Stillwater, Minnesota]], although it was not directly associated with the historic Burlington ''Zephyr'' fleet.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96561948/st-cloud-times/| title=Zephyr relives days of stylish travel| first=Mike| last=Dougherty| newspaper=St. Cloud Times| location=Saint Cloud, MN| date=December 30, 2001| page=22| via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96562129/st-cloud-times/| title=Zephyr is more than just a train| first=John| last=Molene| newspaper=St. Cloud Times| location=Saint Cloud, MN| date=May 9, 2003| page=15| via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], has a miniature replica train ride called ''Zephyr'' which was built in 1935 and helped the park survive the Great Depression.<ref>{{cite web| author=Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom| url=http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_park/rides/rides/zephyr.cfm| title=Rides: Zephyr| year=2006| access-date=June 15, 2006| publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618230700/http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_park/rides/rides/zephyr.cfm| archive-date=June 18, 2006}}</ref>
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