CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD
BURLINGTON ROUTE
This is a Vintage piece of Railroad History made by The Adams & Westlake Company for the CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD. The frame is marked THE ADAMS & WESTLAKE CO. NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILA. "ADLAKE" RELIABLE BURLINGTON ROUTE. PAT'D MAY 5, 1908, last date APR. 1, 1913. The Brass burner is marked THE P&A MFG CO MADE IN U.S.A., burner and fount are in good working condition. The Corning clear glass globe is embossed BURLINGTON ROUTE Cnx, No cracks, some cast marks, a little cloudy and some small flea chips around rims. Please view photos and Email with questions. Thanks for looking.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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 Burlington Route system map | |
 Texas Zephyr postcard | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Reporting mark | CBQ |
| Locale | Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming |
| Dates of operation | 1849–1970 |
| Successor | Burlington Northern Railroad |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, or as the Q,[1][2] it operated extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and also in Texas through subsidiaries Colorado and Southern Railway, Fort Worth and Denver Railway, and Burlington-Rock Island Railroad.[citation needed] Its primary connections included Chicago, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Denver. Because of this extensive trackage in the midwest and mountain states, the railroad used the advertising slogans "Everywhere West", "Way of the Zephyrs", and "The Way West".
In 1967, it reported 19,565 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 723 million passenger miles; corresponding totals for C&S were 1,100 and 10 and for FW&D were 1,466 and 13. At the end of the year, CB&Q operated 8,538 route-miles, C&S operated 708, and FW&D operated 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.