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Ozark State Zephyr
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<p>The <i>Ozark State Zephyr</i> was a <a href="/facts/Streamliner/DE0SCQf1">streamlined</a> <a href="/facts/Passenger_train/0mkFQDg9">passenger train</a> operated by the <a href="/facts/Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad/9NmAud4K">Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad</a> (CB&Q) and the <a href="/facts/Alton_Railroad/xWfeCR4I">Alton Railroad</a> (the "Alton") between <a href="/facts/St._Louis,_Missouri/22beLecX">St. Louis</a> and <a href="/facts/Kansas_City,_Missouri/N8GxbWWR">Kansas City</a> in <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a>, home of the <a href="/facts/Ozarks/2Ew5n8vh">Ozarks</a>. It operated from 1936 to 1939. The <i>Zephyr</i> was one of several short-haul Midwestern routes operated by the CB&Q's then-revolutionary articulated streamlined trainsets, including one of the original <i><a href="/facts/Twin_Cities_Zephyr/5UcGej6E">Twin Cities Zephyrs</a></i>. </p>