The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad played a huge role in the early growth of Naperville. Municipal leaders who regretted turning down a request to build a railroad line through town in 1851 ...

Burlington Park was built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad company after tracks were laid between Chicago and Naperville in 1864.

Crews at the National Railroad Museum move the newly restored Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railway Post Office Car into the Lenfestey Center to be on display, February 23, 2024. (WLUK) ...

Artifacts include photos, a handcar, various sets of keys, signage, a bell from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad Steam Engine #4956, and two pieces from locomotives involved in the ...

MR. DANIEL WILLARD, Second VicePresident of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, is one of the foremost railroad managers in America. He has direct charge of a railroad over 9000 ...

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad led to a construction boom to what was once farmland a distance from the city. This rail line contributed to the development of the two towns featured in ...

July’s edition of Your Hometown spotlights Brookfield and Riverside. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad led to a construction boom to what was once farmland a distance from the city. This ...

Date 1938 C1938 Call number HE2791.C63 W34 1938 Type Books Physical description 64 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm Place Nebraska Wyoming History Colorado Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic ...

6. Burlington Bridge Donated by: BNSF Railway (formerly on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) Original Location: Burlington, Iowa and Gulf Port, Illinois over the Mississippi River Year ...

Agreements the southeast Iowa city made with the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in 1853 and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1880, which were later absorbed by BNSF ...

On May 26, 1934, the Burlington Zephyr made its Dawon-to-Dusk run, from Denver to Chicago, breaking the record for nonstop train travel and speed. Then the Zephyr really took off.