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In other threads we've discussed how great the Sant Fe passenger service was in the '60s. And it was. I can testify to that. I have to state that the Q's service was right up there with the Santa Fe. I rode both and was equally impressed. I recall vividly the 2 sections of CB&Q 1 (The Denver Zypher) that was run during the summer madness to the west. All the equipment matched. It never looked as if they pulled it out of storage. You could count on all the trucks being freshly silvered as well when they became grimy. <br />I learned how to prepare railroad French Toast from a Burlington chef. <br />When I became a brakeman on the C&M Division on the Milwaukee, the early Amtrak versions of the Hi and Builder were still nice. We still had porters that had come from the PULLMAN Company. It was a pleasure to be the "ragmaster" (flagman) on Amtrak no 9 out of Chicago and have the Silver Chateau or Silver Veranda, former Denver Zypher observation parlor lounge cars on the hind end. <br />Mitch
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