instance_of kansas city zephyr
Texas is the second largest ___MASK49___ in the United States by both area and ___MASK99___ . Geographically located in the south central part of the country , Texas shares borders with the U . S . states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast . A streamliner is a ___MASK55___ incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance . The term is applied to high - speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s , and to their successor " bullet trains ". Less commonly , the term is applied to fully faired recumbent bicycles . As part of the Streamline Moderne trend , the term was applied to passenger cars , trucks , and other types of light -, medium -, or heavy - duty vehicles , but now ___MASK55___ streamlining is so prevalent that it is not an outstanding characteristic . In land speed racing , it is a term applied to the long , slender , custom built , high - speed vehicles with enclosed wheels . Nebraska is a ___MASK49___ that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States . The ___MASK49___ is bordered by South Dakota to the north , Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast , both across the Missouri River , Kansas to the south , Colorado to the southwest and Wyoming to the west . Its area is just over 77 , 220 sq mi ( 200 , 000 km ) with almost ___MASK3___ . 9 million people . Its ___MASK49___ capital is Lincoln . Its largest city is Omaha , which is on the Missouri River . Chicago ( or ), officially ___MASK8___ of Chicago , is the third - most populous city in the United States , and the fifth - most populous city in North America . With over 2 . 7 million residents , it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States , and the ___MASK22___ of Cook County . The Chicago metropolitan area , often referred to as Chicagoland , has nearly 10 million people and is the third - largest in the U . S . The Chicago ___MASK30___ ___MASK11___ , or Chicagoland , is the ___MASK30___ ___MASK11___ associated with ___MASK8___ of Chicago , Illinois , and its suburbs . With an estimated ___MASK99___ of 9 . 4 million ___MASK96___ , it is the third largest ___MASK30___ ___MASK11___ in the United States . Chicagoland is the ___MASK11___ that is closely linked to ___MASK8___ through geographic , social , economic , and cultural ties . The ___MASK69___ Worth and Denver Railway , nicknamed " the Denver ___MASK57___ ," was a Class I American railroad company that operated in the northern part of Texas from 1881 to 1982 , and had a profound influence on the early settlement and ___MASK92___ of the region . Kentucky , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky , is a ___MASK49___ located in the east south - central region of the United States . Kentucky is one of four U . S . states constituted as a commonwealth ( the others being Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Massachusetts ). Originally a ___MASK68___ of Virginia , in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th ___MASK49___ to join the Union . Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States . Illinois is a ___MASK49___ in the midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 5th most populous ___MASK49___ and 25th largest ___MASK49___ in terms of land area , and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word " Illinois " comes from the Algonquin word for " ___MASK7___ of superior men ". With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic ___MASK65___ and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the ___MASK49___ to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois River . For decades , O ' Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world ' s busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . The Burlington - ___MASK94___ Island Railroad came into existence on July 7 , 1930 through the reorganization of its predecessor the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Company ( T & BV ), nicknamed the " Boll Weevil Line ." The Kansas ___MASK64___ Zephyr was a streamliner passenger train service operated by the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy Railroad ( CB & Q ) between Chicago and Kansas ___MASK64___ . A ___MASK58___ is a ___MASK20___ region of a country used for administrative or other purposes , in certain modern nations . The term is derived from the Old French " conté " or " cunté " denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl ) or a viscount . The modern French is " comté ", and its equivalents in other languages are " contea ", " contado ", " comtat ", " condado ", " Grafschaft ", " graafschap ", " ___MASK41___ ", etc . ( cf . " conte ", " comte ", " conde ", " Graf "). The Midwestern United States , also referred to as the American Midwest or simply the Midwest , is one of the ___MASK18___ geographic regions defined by the United States ___MASK61___ Bureau , occupying the northern central part of the United States of America . It was officially named the North Central region by the ___MASK61___ Bureau until 1984 . Wyoming is a ___MASK49___ in the ___MASK9___ region of the western United States . The ___MASK49___ is the tenth largest by area , the least populous and the second least densely populated ___MASK49___ in the country . Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana , on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska , on the south by Colorado , on the southwest by Utah , and on the west by Idaho . Cheyenne is the ___MASK43___ and the most populous city in Wyoming , with a population estimate of 63 , 335 in 2015 . The ___MASK49___ population was estimated at 586 , 107 in 2015 , which is less than the population of 31 of the largest U . S . cities . A recumbent ___MASK39___ is a ___MASK39___ that places the rider in a laid - back reclining position . Most recumbent riders choose this type of ___MASK66___ for ergonomic reasons ; the rider ' s weight is distributed comfortably over a larger area , supported by back and buttocks . On a traditional upright ___MASK39___ , the body weight rests entirely on a small portion of the sitting bones , the feet , and the hands . North America is a ___MASK87___ entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas . It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean , and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea . The Chicago , Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States . Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q , the Burlington ___MASK98___ served a large ___MASK11___ , including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado , Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , Wisconsin , Wyoming , and also in New Mexico and Texas through subsidiaries Colorado and Southern Railway , ___MASK69___ Worth and Denver Railway , and Burlington - ___MASK94___ Island Railroad . Its primary connections included Chicago , Minneapolis - St . Paul , St . Louis , Kansas City and Denver . Because of this extensive trackage in the midwest and mountain states , the railroad used the ___MASK29___ slogans " Everywhere West ", " Way of the " Zephyrs "", and " The Way West ". It merged into Burlington Northern in 1970 . Montana is a ___MASK49___ in the Western region of the United States . The ___MASK49___ ' s name is derived from the Spanish word ( ___MASK9___ ). Montana has several nicknames , although none official , including " Big Sky Country " and " The ___MASK89___ State ", and slogans that include " Land of the Shining Mountains " and more recently " The Last Best Place ". Montana has a ___MASK52___ with three Canadian provinces : British Columbia , Alberta , and Saskatchewan , the only ___MASK49___ to do so . It also borders North Dakota and South Dakota to the east , Wyoming to the south , and Idaho to the west and southwest . Montana is ranked 4th in size , but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States . The western third of Montana contains numerous ___MASK9___ ranges . Smaller ___MASK91___ ranges are found throughout the ___MASK49___ . In total , 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains . The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands . The Colorado and Southern Railway was an American ___MASK40___ I railroad in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908 , then as ___MASK68___ of the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981 . Wisconsin is a U . S . ___MASK49___ located in the north - central United States , in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions . It is bordered by Minnesota to the west , Iowa to the southwest , Illinois to the south , Lake Michigan to the east , Michigan to the northeast , and Lake Superior to the north . Wisconsin is the 23rd largest ___MASK49___ by total area and the 20th most populous . The ___MASK49___ ___MASK43___ is Madison , and its largest city is Milwaukee , which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan . The ___MASK49___ is divided into 72 counties . Kansas is a U . S . ___MASK49___ located in the Midwestern United States . Its ___MASK43___ is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita . Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe , which inhabited the area . The tribe ' s name ( natively "") is often said to mean " people of the wind " or " people of the south wind ", although this was probably not the term ' s original meaning . For thousands of years , what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes . Tribes in the eastern part of the ___MASK49___ generally lived in villages along the river valleys . Tribes in the western part of the ___MASK49___ were semi - nomadic and hunted large herds of bison . High - speed rail is a type of ___MASK100___ that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic , using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks . While there is no single standard that applies worldwide , new lines in excess of and existing lines in excess of are widely considered to be high - speed , with some extending the definition to include lower speeds in areas for which these speeds still represent significant improvements . The first such system began operations in Japan in 1964 and was widely known as the bullet train . High - speed trains normally operate on standard gauge tracks of continuously welded rail on grade - separated right - of - way that incorporates a large turning radius in its design . New Mexico is a ___MASK49___ located in the southwestern region of the United States of America . It was admitted to the union as the 47th ___MASK49___ on ___MASK86___ 6 , 1912 . It is usually considered one of the ___MASK9___ States . New Mexico is fifth by area , the 36th - most populous , and the sixth - least densely populated of the 50 United States . Streamline Moderne , or ___MASK93___ Moderne , is a late type of the ___MASK93___ Deco ___MASK10___ and ___MASK66___ that emerged in the 1930s . Its architectural style emphasized curving forms , long horizontal lines , and sometimes nautical elements . Colorado is a ___MASK49___ in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado ___MASK13___ and the western edge of the Great Plains . Colorado is part of the Western United States , the Southwestern United States , and the Mountain States . Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the 50 United States . The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5 , 456 , 574 on July ___MASK3___ , 2015 , an increase of 8 . 50 % since the 2010 United States Census . Missouri ( see pronunciations ) is a ___MASK49___ in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1821 . With over ___MASK74___ million residents , it is the eighteenth most populous ___MASK49___ and host to the mean center of United States population . The largest urban areas are St . Louis , Kansas City , Springfield , and Columbia . The capitol is in Jefferson City on the Missouri River . The ___MASK49___ is the twenty - first most extensive by area and is geographically diverse . The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers , then tallgrass prairie , and now the deep soils yield great agricultural productivity . In the South are the Ozarks , a forested ___MASK71___ , providing timber , minerals , and ___MASK4___ . The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the ___MASK49___ , eventually flowing into the swampy Missouri Bootheel .