1898 Burlington Route Railroad ticket- Des Moines, Iowa to Galesburg, Illinois

The Burlington Route was a major US railroad, serving 12 states in the Mid-west and Southwest (Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming). In 1970 it merged with the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, and the Spokane, Portland, & Seattle railroads to form Burlington Northern (BN). After subsequent mergers/acquisitions, to include the Santa Fe, the original Burlington Route trackage is now operated primarily as the BNSF Railroad.

For auction is a passenger train ticket stub from the Burlington_for travel between Des Moines, Iowa and Galesburg, Illinois,dated 1898. The ticket, which measures appx 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches, is printed on light-weight paperstock. It is in very good condition, with no rips or tears. All writing/markings are from its issuance and use.  

A nice addition to someone's Burlington collection; shipped in a hard-side plastic collector's sleeve.