“The Night Scotsman”.
Artist: Robert Bartlett.
Illustration and Text:
The Locomotive powers into the night landscape, while the bright lights in the footplate area illuminate the skill of the driver and fireman.
17 March, 2026
Zephyrinus Spends Time In The Highlands Of Scotland. Travels Overnight From King’s Cross Railway Station On “The Night Scotsman”.
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Absolutely mesmerizing, indeed, Zephyrinus, “one of most visually beautiful of the Railway Posters,” making one greatly inclined to speed off in the night in this quasi-Art Deco depiction, almost silently crushing to Scotland, like a zephyr.”
ReplyDelete(Indeed, perhaps Zephyrinus as a train aficionado knows of perhaps the most famous of the US transcontinental “sleeper trains,” the “Zephyr,” which this reader as a wee tot took with his family during a military assignment long, long ago in the past mid-century—almost traveling as fleet as the Greek god of the West Wind. {and Spring}, Zephyr. ) Marvelous. -Comment by Dante P
Thank you, Dante P, for your welcome Comment.
DeleteDelighted that you, too, are a train aficianado. One grew up with Steam Trains as the norm. When they were dispensed with, in the early-1960s, something indefinable disappeared from life.
Zephyrinis is, again, delighted to say that one is fully aware of “The Zephyrs” of American Train history. The following Link will take the Reader to a Zephyrinus Post on “The Orange Blossom Special”, which includes mentions of the “Twin Cities Zephyrs”.
https://zephyrinus-zephyrinus.blogspot.com/2024/10/all-aboard-for-orange-blossom-special.html
In addition, Zephyrinus has Posted several times on The Twentieth-Century Limited and other magnificent Steam Era Locomotives in The United States.
Another Post that mentioned “The Zephyrs” can be read at the following Link:
https://zephyrinus-zephyrinus.blogspot.com/2020/06/zephyrinus-to-spend-his-summer-vacation.html
That last Link detailed Zephyrinus's Summer Vacation in Montana. Of course, he just HAD to ride on The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Pullman, First-Class, of course. In that Post, mention was made of (and a fine photograph illustrated) “The Zephyr” during its promotional, record-setting run from Denver to Chicago on 26 May 1934 to mark the Century of Progress World’s Fair. This particular Train carried “Zeph”, a Burro, who rode “The Zephyr” on this journey.
And, of course, the not-to-be-missed Post is the Post on “The California Zephyr”, which can be read at the Link of
https://zephyrinus-zephyrinus.blogspot.com/2015/05/when-it-all-gets-too-much-get-onboard.html
Oner wonders whether Dante P's very early experience of riding on The Zephyr was this one, “The California Zephyr” ?
Happy, happy, days.
Bring Back The Zephyrs !!!