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Austin Parks Foundation is hosting their first merch pop-up at the newly renovated Zilker Eagle Depot. The pop-up will feature all-new merchandise celebrating the Zilker Eagle (opening in 2022), classic ...
Reply Austin has named the new Zilker train the Zilker Eagle, after receiving more than 750 submissions of name suggestions and 7,000 votes from Austinites. (Austin Parks) AUSTIN, TX – Austin has named the new Zilker train the Zilker Eagle, after receiving more than 750 submissions of name suggestions and 7,000 votes from Austinites, the Austin Parks Foundation announced. The new name harkens back to its origins, as the first train to run the tracks at Zilker Park was the Eagle, which ran from 1961 to 1996. The new logo for the train features a mid-century eagle with a colorful tie-dye de...
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, t...