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Show New Motorized Stainless Steel Train Rapid progress Is being made at the Philadelphia works of the Budd Manufacturing company on the stainless stain-less steel, motorized, stream lined passenger train for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, a sketch of which is here presented. It Is called "The Zephyr." The train will be a three-section articulated unit, operated on four 4- wheel trucks Instead of the normal six trucks used In a conventional three-car train. It Is designed along aero-dynamic lines and from the standpoint of accommodations will weigh less than half a steam train of like capacity. It will be capable of making 120 miles an hour. It will be powered by a Diesel electric engine. Occupying a part of the second sec-ond car of the train will be the luxurious buffet shown at the right. The architectural firm of liolablrd and Boot, builders of many skyscrapers, co-operating with Paul Cret, creator of the Oall of Science at A Century of Progress, was engaged to design the Interior of this new train. wheel trucks Instead of the normal six trucks used In a conventional three-car train. It Is designed - . - , - J&jj along aero-dynamic lines and from the standpoint -SSS5 of accommodations will weigh less than half a steam train of like capacity. It will be capable of rg31 making 120 miles an hour. It will be powered by a . - Diesel electric engine. Occupying a part of the sec- . ZD,n " - - r- VY rgj ond car of the train will be the luxurious buffet EEEj ' rr ijliiitl V - ' shown at the right. The architectural firm of s' rss3 i j V liolablrd and Boot, builders of many skyscrapers, h RvP j co-operating with Paul Cret, creator of the Qall Jjt Hi j Lil& , of Science at A Century of Progress, was engaged - jj f . ,! I f to design the Interior of this new train. - '."- (f I, ( SWn t i iim. f ' $5 IIffH - 1 Z Tfffnr !hxv ' --rrla? |