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The Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway (a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad).

Inaugurated on August 22, 1940,[1] the streamlined train ran from Denver to Fort Worth and Dallas, replacing the heavyweight Colorado Special. At Dallas, the Texas Zephyr connected with the Texas Rocket on the jointly owned Burlington-Rock Island Railroad for through service to Houston.

Unable to match competition from government-subsidized highways and airlines, the Fort Worth & Denver abandoned all passenger service in 1967, the Texas Zephyr making its last run on September 11th of that year.

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