The newly renovated Pioneer Zephyr, with new interactive elements and an expanded experience, on display at the Museum of Science and Industry on March 4, 2021. The front of the newly renovated ...

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If there is an official greeter at the Museum of Science and Industry, it is the Pioneer Zephyr train. This 3-car, 98-ton artifact — the second-largest at the museum after the U-505 WWII submarine — ...

Mike Sarna is the curator of the Pioneer Zephyr exhibit, which displays a restored streamliner train at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. He describes what makes these trains so special.

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Mike Sarna is the curator of the Pioneer Zephyr exhibit, which displays a restored streamliner train at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. He describes what makes these trains so special.