Back Rheilffordd Chicago, Burlington a Quincy Welsh Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad German Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad French Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Italian シカゴ・バーリントン・アンド・クインシー鉄道 Japanese Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad NB Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Swedish 芝加哥、伯靈頓和昆西鐵路 Chinese
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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Founders | John Murray Forbes James Frederick Joy[1] |
| Reporting mark | CBQ |
| Locale | Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming |
| Dates of operation | 1855–1970 |
| Successor | Burlington Northern Railroad |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 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,[2][3] 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.
- ^ Douglas, George H. (2007). "Joy, James F. (1810-1896)". In Middleton, William D.; Smerk, George M.; Diehl, Roberta L. (eds.). Encyclopedia of North American Railroads. Indiana University Press. p. 569.
- ^ "Chicago Burlington & Quincy Station". Rock Island Preservation Society. February 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Burlington & M. R. R. Co. in Nebraska v. Burch; Court of Appeals of Colorado, May 12, 1902". The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting Railroads of Every Kind, Decided by the Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada. Vol. 27. E. Thompson. 1903. pp. 21–26. Retrieved September 6, 2015 – via Google Books.
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