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
Pioneer Zephyr equipped with matching stainless-steel fluting. Many of the Burlington's long distance named passenger trains began operating under the "Zephyr" banner, including the "Nebraska Zephyr", "Twin Cities Zephyr", and perhaps the most famous of the namesake, the "California Zephyr". On the second anniversary of the train's famous dash, the original "Zephyr" was rechristened the "Pioneer Zephyr" to distinguish it as the first of the Burlington's growing "Zephyr" fleet. In 1938, car 525 was replaced by car number 500, a 40-seat buffet/lounge car, to provide light meals. Car number 505, the baggage-coach combine, was rebuilt at this time into a full baggage