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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 5632 was an O-5B class 4-8-4 “Northern” built in the CB&Q's shops in August 1940. It was used to pull mainline passenger and freight trains before it eventually became famous for pulling a plethora of excursion trains for the CB&Q's steam excursion program.
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, CB&Q, 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 ...
It was originally constructed in 1856 as a roundhouse for the Chicago & Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) and served in this capacity until 1974. It was abandoned until 1995, when a group of investors led by Walter Payton purchased it and converted the building to an entertainment complex.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy O-5 was a class of 36 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1930 and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) between 1936 and 1940 and operated by the CB&Q until the late 1950s.
Pages in category "Chicago, Burlington and Quincy locomotives" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 5632;
The Aurora Subdivision or Aurora Sub is a railway line in Wisconsin and Illinois operated by BNSF Railway. It is part of BNSF's Chicago , Illinois, to Seattle , Washington, Northern Transcon . This segment runs about 262 miles (422 km) from the St. Croix Subdivision in La Crosse, Wisconsin , to the Chicago Subdivision in Aurora, Illinois .
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot (Batavia, Illinois), listed on the NRHP in Illinois, located on the line between Aurora and West Chicago Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Station (Canton, Illinois), listed on the NRHP in Illinois, located on the line between St. Louis and Savanna
The Illinois Central's Iowa Division also joined the tracks west of Galena Junction at "Portage" interlocking. [3] The CB&Q Galena Branch was abandoned in 1964, while the CGW line was abandoned in 1971 by predecessor Chicago and North Western Railway. [4] [5] The former CB&Q branch, along the east side of the Galena River, is now a rail trail. [6]