AZL is proud to offer the legendary California Zephyr operated jointly by the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP between Chicago and Oakland. Scaling both the Rockies and the Sierras it was the most scenic train route in North America. The CZ travelled 2,438 miles starting in 1949 until 1971 when Amtrak took over. All passenger cars were made by Budd. Originally a 10 car consist in 1951, but increased to 11 in 1952. AZL also offers the single PRR car that ran weekly as a through service to and from New York City. The CZ railroads ordered 6 complete sets and AZL have made 4! All three railroads used EMD F3s as pulling power which AZL also offers separately. The correct F3 assignments were: CB&Q A-B-A, D&RGW A-B-B-A and WP A-B-B. 

AZL has released two Zephyr sets. The sets and car configurations are as follows. It is important to note that the listing is in order on how the cars would have appeared in the train. The listings are road name, road number, car name and car type:

Set 72100

WP 801 Silver Beaver         Baggage

CB&Q 4717 Silver Lodge Dome

D&RGW 1107 Silver Mustang Dome 

WP 817 Silver Thistle          Dome 

CB&Q 251 Silver Lounge Dome 

WP 863 Silver Mountain 10-6 Sleeper

CB&Q 427 Silver Falls 10-6 Sleeper

WP 842 Silver Platter Diner

CB&Q 401 Silver Larch 16 Section Sleeper

CB&Q 426 Silver Cliff 10-6 Sleeper

WP 802 Silver Crescent Dome Observation

Order Due Date: N/A

Anticipated Delivery Date: September 2019