Burlington Route history begins with the Aurora Branch Railroad, chartered on Feb. 12, 1849, to build a line from Aurora, Ill., to a connection with the Galena & Chicago Union (forerunner of the ...

As more Zephyrs were built, new routes cropped up around the ... In 1948, the Federation for Railway Progress awarded the Burlington the Passenger Service Award for 1947. By the 1950s, the ...

The Burlington Route Historical Society in La Grange, Illinois is devoted to preserving the legacy of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The following gallery of Zephyr images is a ...

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY), a Class III railroad headquartered in Iowa, has announced that it has been added to the BNSF Railway Shortline ...