French Riviera the weather between various locations. Strong winds such as the Mistral, a cold dry wind from the northwest or from the east, are another characteristic, particularly in the winter. Nice and the Alpes-Maritimes département are sheltered by the Alps. The winds are usually gentle, from the sea to the land, though sometimes the mistral blows strongly from the northwest, or, turned by the mountains, from the east. In 1956 a mistral from the northwest reached at Nice Airport. Sometimes, in summer, the sirocco brings high temperatures and reddish desert sand from the Sahara. (See Winds of Provence.) Rain can be
Kansas City Zephyr "KCZ" was discontinued, becoming a nameless local train between Chicago and West Quincy, MO. Two of the original railcars from the "Kansas City Zephyr" are still in use today. The "Silver Garden", 1952 Budd Dome Lounge Coach and the "Silver Terrace", 1952 Budd Dome Observation cars current operate on the Branson Scenic Railway in Branson, Missouri. The "Illinois Zephyr" and "Carl Sandburg" are two passenger trains operated by Amtrak that run 258 miles (415 km) between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois and are the descendents of the "Kansas City Zephyr" and "American Royal Zephyr" passenger train routes operated by the Chicago,