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NEW (OLD) NAME: The Zilker Eagle train will ride again in Zilker Park CBS Austin The Zilker Park train is returning this summer after a two year hiatus In May 2019, the Zilker Zephyr was taken out of commission because of track erosion, but the revamped mini-train with a new (old) name, the Zilker Eagle. Austin Parks Foundation will operate the Zilker train, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Zilker Park. Full list of the finalists: The Armadillo Express The Lady Bird Flyer The Zilker Zanate (Spanish for grackle) ....
New far-out Zilker Park train will chug into Austin this fall The Zilker Eagle has lots of Austin style. Courtesy of Austin Parks Foundation After a two-year suspension in service, a decades-old Austin institution is getting back on track, and in a very Austin-tatious way. On the 60th anniversary of the Zilker Park train, the eagerly anticipated new chugger, named the Zilker Eagle, will embark on a new era with its new name, a new look, and new specifications that both honor its history and embrace Austin’s weird culture. Replacing the Zilker Zephyr, which was decommissioned in 2019, the new Zilker Eagle gets its name courtesy of the Austin community, which last fall submitted more than 750 name ideas and cast 7,000 votes for their favorites. It’s a fitting choice that harkens back to the train’s origins, as the Eagle was also the name of the first train to run the tracks at Zilker Park, beginning in 1961. ....
Austin 360 Bird s the word: Austin Parks Foundation has unveiled the name of the new train set to chug through Zilker Park. Austin voters chose the Zilker Eagle from 750 name submissions, the foundation announced Friday. If the name sounds familiar, it s because the first train to run through the city-center park in 1961 also was named the Eagle. That train ran until 1996. The Zilker Eagle name has been reauthorized by the owners of the original train, according to the foundation. Seven finalists were selected in the naming contest by a committee that included Austin Parks Foundation staff, foundation board of directors, community members and kids. The other finalist names were the Armadillo Express, the Bluebonnet Express, Edwina Justus (named after the first Black female engineer for Union Pacific Railroad), the Lady Bird Flyer, the Moontower Rambler and the Zilker Zanate. ....
Outdoor Barton Springs Road Bridge mural to be part of new Zilker Train By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team Published AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is asking artists to submit designs for an outdoor mural that will be installed underneath the Barton Springs Road Bridge as part of the new Zilker Train in Zilker Park. With so much excitement around the opening of the new Zilker Park train, our goal in this restoration process is to evoke the spirit of Austin past and present, says Austin Parks Foundation Chief Mission Officer Ladye Anne Wofford. When it comes to our parks, Austin Parks Foundation is always looking for opportunities to work with community partners. What better way to do so than by having a local artist design one of the main focal points of the new route that families will pass under day after day? ....