The Burlington and Northwestern Railway was a 3 ft narrow gauge railroad system in Iowa that operated during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It connected Burlington, Iowa with branc
Share of the Burlington and Northwestern Railway Company, issued 12 June 1880
Lost Creek Fuel Company shaft number 1 in 1896.
A northbound B&W train crossing Dry Branch Creek on the BCR&N mainline circa 1898. Two standard-gauge cars riding on narrow-gauge trucks head the train.
Hedrick, Iowa
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Hedrick is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 728 at the time of the 2020 census.
Burlington and Northwestern Railway
…Brighton, the line passed through Packwood and Pekin; between these two, it crossed the Milwaukee Road. From Pekin, it continued through Martinsburg to Hedrik where it crossed another branch of the Milwaukee. There were crossings of the Iowa Central both east and west of Hedrick. The line continued from Hedrick…
Downtown Hedrick
Main street 1910