Burlington Rail Bridge
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The Burlington Bridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge across the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois, United States. It is owned by BNSF Railway and carries two track
The bridge's lift span in 2013
The Burlington (C. B. & Q. Railroad) bridge in 1891
The Burlington Rail Bridge in 1985, showing the long pier on which the swing span pivoted
California Zephyr
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The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area, via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno. At 2,438 miles, it is Amtrak's
The eastbound California Zephyr near Green River, Utah, in 2023
The eastbound California Zephyr on Altamont Pass in March 1970
An EMD FP7 and two EMD SDP40Fs pull the eastbound San Francisco Zephyr through the Yuba Gap in 1975.
San Francisco Zephyr running with the new Superliner I cars in November 1980