Zephyr

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The term "Zephyr", when used by itself, can refer to:

• a wind, usually the west wind
• the Greek god of the west wind
• Zephyr protocol for instant messaging
• a rock band called Zephyr (there is also another rock band called Ben Zephyr)
• a song called "The Zephyr Song" by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, on the album By the Way
• a chess engine, Zephyr
• the Lincoln Zephyr automobile
• the Ader Avion II early aircraft design
• a model of motorcycle called the Kawasaki Zephyr
• the Zephyr flower, whose scientific name is Zephyranthes candida
• a well known graffiti artist from NYC named Zephyr
• The Zephyr was a popular alternative rock station in New Orleans.

Image:Zephyr at Chicago Union Station.jpg The name Zephyr was also applied to a line of streamliner trains operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route), beginning with the Pioneer Zephyr in 1934. A Nebraska Zephyr trainset is operable at the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, Illinois. The California Zephyr is an Amtrak route beteween Chicago and Los Angeles. The Minnesota Zephyr, an elegant dining train located in the historic city of Stillwater, Minnesota, is not associated with the historic Burlington Zephyr fleet.