Sirocco (Australian band) (four times), Laos, Nepal and Pakistan, and were the first Australian group to tour both Russia and China. Sirocco (Australian band) Sirocco is an Australian music group that began in 1980 with three musicians: Bill O'Toole, Guy Madigan and Andrew de Teliga. In 1981 Michael Atherton joined and the group recorded their first album "Paths of the Wind". They have been nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release in 1987 ("Voyage"), for Best Independent Release in 1990 ("Port of Call") and for Best World Music Album three times, 1995 ("The Wetland Suite"), 1996 ("Stars and Fires") and 1999
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,