Burlington Route

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Burlington Route was the popular name for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a major Midwestern U.S. railroad known for its extensive passenger and freight services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad
defunct railroad
railroad company
allianceWith Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
formedPartOf Burlington Northern, Inc.
linked to: BNSF Railway
hasAbbreviation CBQ
hasHeadquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago
hasMotto Everywhere West
Way of the Zephyrs
hasOfficialName Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
hasReportingMark CB&Q
hasShortName CB&Q
industry rail transport
introducedTrain California Zephyr
Denver Zephyr
Nebraska Zephyr
Pioneer Zephyr
Twin Cities Zephyr
knownFor Zephyr passenger trains
streamlined passenger trains
mergedInto Burlington Northern Railroad
linked to: BNSF Railway
notableInnovation early adoption of diesel power
pioneering streamlined trainsets
use of stainless steel construction in passenger cars
operatedCommuterServiceIn Chicago metropolitan area
operatedCommuterServiceOn Chicago–Aurora line
Chicago–Downers Grove line
Chicago–La Grange line
operatedInCountry United States
operatedInRegion Great Plains
Midwestern United States
Rocky Mountain region
Western United States
operatedRailServiceType freight rail service
passenger rail service
primaryCargo coal
grain
livestock
lumber
manufactured goods
ore
servedCity Alliance, Nebraska
Aurora, Illinois
Billings, Montana
Burlington, Iowa
Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago

Denver, Colorado
Galesburg, Illinois
Kansas City, Missouri
Lincoln, Nebraska
Minneapolis, Minnesota
linked to: Minneapolis

Omaha, Nebraska
Quincy, Illinois
Sheridan, Wyoming
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Paul, Minnesota
linked to: Saint Paul
successor BNSF Railway
Burlington Northern Railroad
linked to: BNSF Railway
usedBranding Burlington Route herald
linked to: Burlington Route

red and black logo
usedLocomotiveType diesel locomotive
electric locomotive
steam locomotive
usedRollingStockType freight cars
stainless steel passenger cars
streamlined passenger cars

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Burlington station (Amtrak) formerRailwayLineServed Burlington Route passenger trains
linked to: Burlington Route
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad shortName Burlington Route
subject linked to: CB&Q
Burlington Route usedBranding Burlington Route herald
linked to: Burlington Route
Chicago–Twin Cities route servedByNamedTrain Zephyr (Burlington Route services)
linked to: Burlington Route
Pioneer Zephyr operator Burlington Route
Denver Zephyr operator Burlington Route