The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad is currently in the process of restoring the historic Mark Twain Zephyr train set (and one train car of the Pioneer Zephyr). The Mark Twain Zephyr operated from 1935 to 1958 on various routes of the CB&Q, mainly in Iowa and Missouri...

After passing through seven owners over the course of 60 years (1960-2020) who did not have the time, means, or money to restore it... the Wisconsin Great Northern is finally undertaking and completing the task. Until its completion, we will provide weekly video updates (usually on Sunday afternoons) to show you the progress made in the past week on the MTZ.

On the Sunday, July 4, 2021 update, we check-in with Bob Heil who is beginning the final stages of HVAC work on the cars after three weeks of hard work that has meant crawling and laying underneath the train cars for the whole week. We will also run through the various stops that will be part of our book signing and presentation tour later this month in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.

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