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Chicago Burlington and Quincy

12 photographs

Side view of a black steam locomotive with a round CB&Q herald on its side, showing its number 26[?] and builder's plate from 1943.

A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy S-4 steam locomotive, number 26[?], built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company, is seen emitting steam. c. 1943 to 1960

Two steam locomotives, one large and black with the number 6032 and one small and black with the number 35, are on parallel tracks in a railroad yard with a white passenger car and a water tower in the background.

A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4-8-4 O-5B locomotive, number 6032, is pictured in a yard with a smaller 2-6-0 locomotive, number 35, and passenger cars. June 13, 1959 · Creston, IA

A silver and red Chicago Burlington and Quincy F7 diesel locomotive numbered 9991 pulls a line of freight cars past a brick signal tower with a sign reading 'DUPLA NVILLE' under an overcast sky.

Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F7 diesel locomotive 9991 leads a freight train past the DuPlainville signal tower on a winter day. 1965 · Dupainville, IL

Two diesel locomotives and passenger cars on multiple tracks with city buildings and overpasses in the background.

A Chicago Burlington and Quincy F3 locomotive, number 243, pulls a passenger train through a rail yard in Chicago, with another CB&Q unit and freight cars nearby. 1965 · Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL

A silver EMD F3 diesel locomotive with red stripes, bearing the number 99306 and the name 'Denver Zephyr,' leads a train through a snowy yard with other passenger cars on adjacent tracks.

A Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F3 locomotive, number 99306, pulling the Denver Zephyr train through a snowy rail yard. 1965 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL

A diesel locomotive numbered 260, painted in Chicago Burlington and Quincy livery, leads a freight train through a snow-covered scene next to a blue Ford pickup truck.

A Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F7 locomotive, number 260, pulls a line of freight cars through a snowy yard in Mendota, Illinois, as a blue Ford pickup waits at the crossing. January 27, 1967 · Mendota, IL

A front three-quarter view of a sleek, silver, streamlined train car with a 'Burlington Route' sign, parked at a station.

The Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless steel streamliner of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, is shown at a station platform. June 3, 1979

A close-up of the front and side of the Pioneer Zephyr train, showing its sleek, curved stainless steel body and 'BURLINGTON' lettering, parked beside a platform with a chain-link fence and buildings in the background.

The Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless steel streamlined train built by the Budd Company for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, is pictured at a station platform. June 3, 1979 · Chicago, IL

A diesel locomotive with a silver body and red-and-white chevron nose, numbered 128, pulls a line of passenger cars along a gravel-ballasted track flanked by trees under an overcast sky.

A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy EMD F40PH locomotive, number 128, leads a passenger train through a tree-lined right-of-way in 1981. 1981 · Rodgers Ave

A close-up, three-quarter front view of the dark green CB&Q steam locomotive number 261, showing its massive wheels and front details, with steam rising from the track.

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy steam locomotive 261, a 4-8-4, captured in action on a sunny day with steam billowing from its cylinders. May 14, 1995 · Mannhem and Touhy

A gold and red CB&Q passenger train car numbered 963 moves past a grade crossing with several people watching from the side of the road.

A CB&Q passenger train with car number 963 passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A row of rusted and white Soo Line cabooses, numbered 102 and 105, sit on tracks in a busy rail yard under a concrete overpass, with multiple freight cars visible in the background.

Soo Line cabooses 102 and 105 are parked in a rail yard under an overpass, surrounded by various freight cars. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL