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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.
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 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 ...
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.
The roundhouse for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) was a major employer in Aurora from 1856 to 1974. After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex.
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 .
The district formed in the early 20th century along a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad branch known as the Alley Job, and its buildings fall into three main categories: factories, distribution buildings, and warehouses. The district's factories include facilities operated by the Pictorial Printing Company and the typewriter ribbon ...
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