Burlington <em>Silver Dome </em>Railroad Car Replica
<p>A replica of the first <em>Vista Dome</em> car that Mr Moore boarded to return home after serving in the army in 1945. Eager to fulfill the public's expectation for post-war innovation, Burlington took the GM designers' idea to Aurora workshops to produce the first <em>Silver Dome</em> car. Remodeled from a stainless-steel coach the car used only flat sheets glass; wartime production did not allow for the curved glass GM designers projected. The car made its debut on the Burlington railroad in July 1945 and became very popular: for the first time twenty-four lucky passengers could enjoy terrific natural vistas from the top of the car as the train crossed the Great Plains. The <em>Astra Dome</em>, <em>Silver Terrace</em>, and other modifications retained their popularity through the twilight of the American passenger train service despite heaviness and higher seat cost.</p>
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<p>Sources:</p>
<p>John H.White, Jr.,<em> The American Railroad Passenger Car</em> (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978), 197-200.</p>
Bill Moore, Nebraska City History Harvest, 2010
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"The Pioneer Zephyr - 1934" Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway 2004 Limited Edition Plate
<p>This 2004 limited-edition plate commemorated the Pioneer Zephyr, the diesel-powered streamline train that set the long-distance non-stop railroad record by running the 1015 miles from Denver to Chicago in 785 minutes on May 26, 1934. Across Nebraska and Iowa people flocked to stations and railroads to see the silvery train pass by at hitherto unseen speeds. Averaging 77.6 miles an hour, the streamliner topped 100 in its Great Plains run. In 1945 with 25 dollars in hand Bill Moore boarded the Zephyr in Nebraska to report for military service, setting off on his own for the first time in his life. A token of this experience, the plate was a gift to "all the BNSF people who worked injury free in 2004."</p>
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Bill Moore, Nebraska City History Harvest, 2010
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Bill Moore Discusses His Railroad Memories
<p>Mr. Moore remembered the trains he took when drafted at the end of World War II in connection with items he shared - the commemorative Zephyr Plate and the replica of the first "Vista Dome" railroad car. An interview with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss.</p>
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2010-09-12
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Bill Moore Discusses His Memories of Schooldays
<p>Mr. Moore remembers his days at school and the railroad in an interview with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. </p>
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Bill Moore, Nebraska City History Harvest, 2010
2010-09-12
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