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THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1934
* Pioneer Zephyr "The Silver Streak"
* Diesel-powered railroad train
* Travel speed record
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Zephyr Makes World Record Run, 1017 Miles at Average of 78 an Hour" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on this record setting journey. See below for details.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On May 26, 1934, the Pioneer Zephyr set a speed record for travel between Denver, Colorado, and Chicago, Illinois, when it made a 1,015-mile non-stop "Dawn-to-Dusk" dash in 13 hours 5 minutes at an average speed of 77 mph. For one section of the run it reached a speed of 112.5 mph, just short of the then US land speed record of 115 mph. The historic dash inspired a 1934 film and the train's nickname, "The Silver Streak"
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May 27, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1934
* Pioneer Zephyr "The Silver Streak"
* Diesel-powered railroad train
* Travel speed record
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Zephyr Makes World Record Run, 1017 Miles at Average of 78 an Hour" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on this record setting journey. See below for details.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On May 26, 1934, the Pioneer Zephyr set a speed record for travel between Denver, Colorado, and Chicago, Illinois, when it made a 1,015-mile non-stop "Dawn-to-Dusk" dash in 13 hours 5 minutes at an average speed of 77 mph. For one section of the run it reached a speed of 112.5 mph, just short of the then US land speed record of 115 mph. The historic dash inspired a 1934 film and the train's nickname, "The Silver Streak"
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