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It seems that there is a resurgence of faith among the young adult generation in our world. The experts like to point to the pandemic as the seed that started the growth. I like to believe that our ...
I'm building a layout based on the early Burlington Northern in Idaho. I've seen a number of photos of renumbered locomotives ...
Donated by: BNSF Railway (formerly on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) Original Location: Burlington, Iowa and Gulf Port, Illinois over the Mississippi River Year Built: 1893 (Opened to ...
A Casper man’s lifelong passion for railroading led to a career as a passenger train conductor. The 82-year-old loves trains ...
Eisenhower was president of the United States, the U.S. had yet to recognize Hawaii as the 50th state, and 19-year-old K.C. Hill began working for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad built the depot in 1854 and Batavians used it on the east side of town (behind Berkley’s grocery store) until the mid 1960s. For the longest time ...
In the lower level of the Batavia Depot Museum, you’ll find a living room. It’s not anyone’s in particular, but it will feel familiar — like the one where you watched cartoons as a kid ...
She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement. By Katharine Q. Seelye This article is part of ...
He was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and was employed by and retired from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the ...
The structure long ago replaced another bridge on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's line to the mining town of Cambria. The original bridge was the site of a lynching more than a ...
“Cash was hard to come by,” he said. “Folks lucky enough to work on the railroad brought home money, and the grocery store appreciated that.” It was the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad that ...