Editing Pioneer Zephyr (section)

==Models==
Due to the ''Zephyr''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s place in American railroad history, many [[Rail transport modelling|model railroaders]] have built their own versions of the ''Pioneer Zephyr'' in miniature. Several model manufacturers are now producing commercial ready-to-run models or kits of the train for modelers to build. This list is ordered by the manufacturer's release date:

*[[American Flyer]] introduced one of the earliest versions of the ''Zephyr'' in 1934. Originally sold as a three-car set, the body shells were produced in sand-cast aluminum and hand-polished to represent the stainless steel-skinned prototype. Additional cars became available and the locomotive or "power unit" underwent some refinements during production; and a less expensive stamped lithographed steel version was also produced. The ''Zephyr'' set appeared in the 1934-1938 American Flyer catalogs. With the purchase of the American Flyer line in 1937 by the [[AC Gilbert Company]], a new line of [[O scale]] (1:48) trains moved into production phasing out the ''Zephyrs'' and previous O-scale products collectively known as "Chicago Flyer".<ref>American Flyer Trains consumer catalogs 1934 - 1938</ref>
*Challenger Imports imported limited production ready-to-run brass models in [[HO scale]] (1:87) of the four-car ''Pioneer Zephyr'', ''Mark Twain Zephyr'' and the [[Boston and Maine Railroad]]'s ''Maine Cheshire'' and ''Maine Minuteman'' in 1993.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.railmodel.com/bulletins/chl/CBQ_BM_Shovelnoses.htm| title=Shovelnoses| publisher=BPL Brassworks| access-date=July 13, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930071656/http://www.railmodel.com/bulletins/chl/CBQ_BM_Shovelnoses.htm| archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
*Fine N-Scale Products released a kit in 1996 in [[N scale]] (1:160) that includes an option for car number 500.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.finenscale.com/zephyr.html| title=Burlington Zephyr| publisher=Fine N-Scale Products| year=2002| access-date=July 13, 2007| archive-date=August 13, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813055413/http://finenscale.com/zephyr.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
*Con-Cor made limited-run models available in both HO scale and N scale that were released in 2005, and then again in 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.all-railroads.com/zephyr.html| title="HO" and "N" Scale Con-Cor 1934 Pioneer Zephyr| publisher=Con-Cor| year=2007| access-date=July 13, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621124533/http://all-railroads.com/zephyr.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archive-date=June 21, 2007}}</ref>
*River Raisin Models released a ready-to-run model in [[S scale]] (1:64) of both the ''Pioneer Zephyr'' (in three- and four-car configurations) and the similar ''Flying Yankee'', in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/budd.html| title=Budd "Shovelnose" Trainsets Delivered!| publisher=River Raisin Models| year=2007| access-date=July 13, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515065905/http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/budd.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archive-date=May 15, 2007}}</ref>
*[[MTH Electric Trains]] released a limited production ready-to-run model of the three-car ''Pioneer Zephyr'' in O scale in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mth-railking.com/detail.asp?item=20-2543-1| title=Pioneer Zephyr Diesel Passenger Set w/Proto-Soundr 2.0| publisher=MTH Electric Trains| access-date=July 13, 2007| archive-date=July 9, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709104546/http://www.mth-railking.com/detail.asp?item=20-2543-1| url-status=dead}}</ref>