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Reply to "Photos and Artwork: Colorful Passenger Trains--updated 2/27"

Probably the two best known individual cars of the Rio Grande Zephyr were the dome observation car, Silver Sky, and the dining car, Silver Banquet.

 

Here's Silver Sky: 

 

RGZ rear view include Silver Sky

RGZ long rear view

 

And here is Silver Banquet:

 

RGZ dining car Silver Banquet photo

RGZ Silver Banquet etched glass

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Of course, the four dome cars were an essential element of the train:

 

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RGZ dome photo

RGZ dome photo rearward perspective

And a couple of additional photos:

 

RGZ snow photo

RGZ steam generator car

 

The unit behind the F9A in the next to last photo is the steam generator unit pictured above.

 

I don't know if this image is authentically from D&RGW, but it sure caught my eye:

 

RGZ art advert

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  • RGZ rear view include Silver Sky
  • RGZ long rear view
  • RGZ Silver Sky interior photo
  • RGZ dining car Silver Banquet photo
  • RGZ Silver Banquet etched glass
  • RG78lunch
  • RGZGlenwood64
  • RGZ dome photo
  • RGZ dome photo rearward perspective
  • RGZ snow photo
  • RGZ steam generator car
  • RGZ art advert
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