The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, CB&Q, or as the Q, it operated e
Texas Zephyr postcard
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4-6-0 locomotive No. 710 on static display at Iron Horse Park.
A Zephyr arriving at East Dubuque, Illinois
Burlington locomotive hauling an express freight c. 1967. These locomotives were also used for the Zephyr passenger trains.
The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century Canadian–American railroad entrepreneur Jam
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
…1,362 (these totals may or may not include the former Burlington-Rock Island Railroad). In 1970, it merged with the Northern Pacific Railway and the Great Northern Railway to form the Burlington Northern Railroad. The earliest predecessor of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the Aurora Branch Railroad, was chartered by…
The Empire Builder traveling through Glacier Park Montana. (1947)
GN's 4-8-4 S-2 "Northern" class locomotive #2584 and nearby sculpture, U.S.–Canada Friendship in Havre, Montana
William Crooks in 1939 with the Great Northern logo above the drivers
A Great Northern H class pacific with a Belpaire firebox. Belpaire fireboxes were rare in the US, but the Pennsylvania and Great Northern both had locomotives featuring them in significant numbers. They were mostly manufactured by or to Baldwin specifications. (1914)