Burlington celebrated its centennial in 1949, but that marked a century since its earliest predecessor was granted a charter. That predecessor was known as the Aurora Branch Railroad, and by 1864, it had changed its name to Chicago, Burlington & … Continue reading
This version of Burlington’s timetable is just six pages long. One page has Chicago-Denver-Oakland. A second has Chicago-Minneapolis-Pacific Northwest with Chicago-Kansas City tucked in underneath it. A third page has a map with timetables for St. Louis-Minneapolis and Denver-Houston beneath … Continue reading
Burlington’s 1947 dude ranch booklet, shown here last week, has a very different cover from this one, but inside they are almost identical. Most of the text and pictures are the same, so much so that it is a surprise … Continue reading
The vacation guide side of this brochure has 7″x9″ panels devoted to each of Burlington’s most scenic destinations: Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Yellowstone parks, the Pacific Northwest, and California. Half panels briefly describe the Black Hills, dude ranches, and the … Continue reading
This is just a card rather than a folder, which means it was probably for a secondary train such as the Blackhawk rather than one of the zephyrs. The Blackhawk served as the overnight Chicago-St. Paul connection with the Western … Continue reading
Burlington’s 1947 timetable featured a steam locomotive and a shovel-nosed Diesel on the cover. Three-and-a-half years later, the timetable has a shovel-nose and an E5 on the cover. Soon both sides would be E5s; I don’t believe there was a … Continue reading
The Nebraska state capitol is unusual in that, instead of having a traditional large dome, it has a tower with a small dome on top. The Louisiana state capitol was modeled after Nebraska’s, but without a dome on top. Other … Continue reading
The Burlington liked this image so well it used it on postcards, the Twin Zephyrs along-the-way booklet, and many other places. The back cover includes several paragraphs on Mississippi River scenery illustrated by a couple of muddy pictures of what … Continue reading
This is a post-war update of a 1936 brochure that was issued when the train was new. The 1936 edition was a fold-out brochure with a total of 18 panels while this is a stapled booklet with 16 pages about … Continue reading
This eight-panel brochure summarizes the premiere tourist destinations reachable on the Burlington and its partner railroads. The Colorado Rockies, Glacier, and Yellowstone each get a full panel. The Black Hills, California, Pacific Northwest, and dude ranches each get half a … Continue reading
