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CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-A 5612
Title:  CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-A 5612
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-8-4 Class O-5-A 5612 flying green flags at Burlington, Iowa on August 8, 1937, photographer unknown, print by Don Gruber, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 5612 was assembled by the CB&Q at West Burlington, Iowa with components supplied by various manufacturers (the boiler was supplied by Baldwin), completed in June 1937, which would make it two months old in this photo. It was retired in May 1960.
Photo Date:  8/8/1937  Upload Date: 8/18/2015 10:06:55 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 5612(4-8-4)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
CB&Q 2-10-4 Class M-4-A 6316
Title:  CB&Q 2-10-4 Class M-4-A 6316
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 2-10-4 Class M-4-A 6316 at Burlington Iowa on September 30, 1955, photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 6316 was built by Baldwin as a Class M-4 in November 1927 ( c/n 60262 ) , rebuilt to Class M-4-A in November 1939, sold for scrap in April 1961.
Photo Date:  9/30/1955  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 5:04:26 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 6316(2-10-4)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
CB&Q PMC 9816
Title:  CB&Q PMC 9816
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad PMC ( Passenger Motor Car ) 9816 at Burlington, Iowa, date unknown but prior to October 1959 ( scrap date of 9816 ), photographer unknown, print scan from David Zachmeyer, Chuck Zeiler collection. In the cab was Marshall Zachmeyer, father of David, son of Walter, all worked for the CB&Q. David noted that this was the Quincy Motor Car.
Photo Date:  6/1/1958  Upload Date: 1/9/2019 10:45:09 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  David Zachmeyer
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9816(Motorcar)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
CRIP 351
Title:  CRIP 351
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/2/1961  Upload Date: 1/12/2021 11:59:21 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 351(44 Tonner)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
CB&Q GP7 263
Title:  CB&Q GP7 263
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad GP7 263 at Burlington, Iowa on September 26, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in December 1953 (c/n 18979), it became BN 1619, retired March 1983.
Photo Date:  9/26/1965  Upload Date: 6/14/2008 1:51:34 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 263(GP7)
Views:  1775   Comments: 0
BN 6025
Title:  BN 6025
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/18/1974  Upload Date: 6/4/2018 11:45:31 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  David G Kimmel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6025(SD7)
Views:  291   Comments: 1
BN 464
Title:  BN 464
Description:  EX - GN
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 464(NW2)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
BN 1616 1976
Title:  BN 1616 1976
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1976  Upload Date: 12/4/2004 3:20:22 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BN 1616(GP7)
Views:  913   Comments: 0
CBQ 2052 1976
Title:  CBQ 2052 1976
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1976  Upload Date: 12/4/2004 5:45:50 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2052(GP20)
Views:  1201   Comments: 2
CB&Q 3001
Title:  CB&Q 3001
Description:  On display at depot - date is approximate
Photo Date:  8/15/1982  Upload Date: 8/16/2012 11:14:49 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 3001(4-6-4)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
Railway Express car
Title:  Railway Express car
Description:  The Railway Express Agency was the FedEx of its day, handling packages and LCL freight nationwide in an era when trains were the way people shipped things. As highways got better and passenger trains declined, more of this traffic went over the road, til in 1975 REA called it quits. Here one of their fleet of cars, lettered for the Burlington, sits at the BN yard in West Burlington, now an MOW car. Seen from Amtrak 6.
Photo Date:  8/24/1982  Upload Date: 3/17/2013 3:20:25 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  912   Comments: 2
BN 6631
Title:  BN 6631
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1983  Upload Date: 8/26/2005 9:05:33 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6631(F45)
Views:  1120   Comments: 2
Amtrak 321
Title:  Amtrak 321
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1983  Upload Date: 2/18/2011 7:57:34 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  James Hunt
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 321(F40PHR)
Views:  560   Comments: 0
AMTK F40PH 353
Title:  AMTK F40PH 353
Description:  Amtrak F40PH 353 at Burlington, Iowa on October 23, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/23/1983  Upload Date: 11/21/2014 11:19:03 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 353(F40PH)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
BN GP7 1564
Title:  BN GP7 1564
Description:  BN GP7 1656 and SDP45 6596 at Burlington, Iowa on October 23, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/23/1983  Upload Date: 6/29/2012 12:59:08 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BN 1564(GP7) BN 6596(SDP45)
Views:  1180   Comments: 0
BN SW1200 250
Title:  BN SW1200 250
Description:  BN SW1200 250 at Burlington, Iowa on October 23, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Note that the lower window on the Fireman's side has been plated over.
Photo Date:  10/23/1983  Upload Date: 9/18/2011 3:24:27 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 250(SW1200)
Views:  659   Comments: 0
BN SDP45 6598
Title:  BN SDP45 6598
Description:  Burlington Northern Railroad SDP45 6598 at Burlington, Iowa on October 23, 1983, Jodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 6598 was built in August 1967 (c/n 33047) as GN 332, one of eight SDP45's on the GN, renumbered to BN 9862 (passenger service), then BN 6598 (freight service).
Photo Date:  10/23/1983  Upload Date: 11/2/2015 12:40:09 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 6598(SDP45)
Views:  876   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction RR. (BJRY) #44
Title:  Burlington Junction RR. (BJRY) #44
Description:  Scanned from a print I took. Took this picture between switching duties in Burlington, Iowa.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 10/19/2023 8:33:36 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Rich Varner
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
BN GP38-2 2107
Title:  BN GP38-2 2107
Description:  Burlington Northern Railroad GP38-2 2107 at Burlington, Iowa on June 21, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 5/14/2013 10:09:48 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 2107(GP38-2)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
CB&Q Depot at Burlington, Iowa
Title:  CB&Q Depot at Burlington, Iowa
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy ( BN ) depot at Burlington, Iowa on June 21, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 11/30/2018 9:56:33 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  522   Comments: 0
BN 2218
Title:  BN 2218
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 2/18/2011 7:58:25 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  James Hunt
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 2218(GP30)
Views:  473   Comments: 1
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44
Photo Date:  5/24/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 4:56:50 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  999   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44
Photo Date:  5/24/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 4:59:22 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Tib Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44
Photo Date:  5/24/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 5:01:34 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44
Photo Date:  5/24/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 5:03:14 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  919   Comments: 1
CB&Q 3003
Title:  CB&Q 3003
Description:  CB&Q 3003 on display
Photo Date:  5/24/1988  Upload Date: 7/20/2007 10:43:48 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 3003(4-6-4)
Views:  2234   Comments: 0
BN 1
Title:  BN 1
Description:  BN 1 leaving Burlington, Iowa
Photo Date:  10/3/1990  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 1:49:33 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Duane Koss
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 1(F9A)
Views:  3491   Comments: 2
BN 1 , BN 2
Title:  BN 1 , BN 2
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/1990  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 8:07:23 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Duane Koss
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 1(F9A)
Views:  2036   Comments: 1
BN 1 and BN @ Burlington, Iowa
Title:  BN 1 and BN @ Burlington, Iowa
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/1990  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 11:55:20 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Duane Koss
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 1(F9A)
Views:  1229   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction Railway
Title:  Burlington Junction Railway
Description:  BJRY #44 switching
Photo Date:  5/7/1991  Upload Date: 10/9/2015 5:30:50 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction Railway
Title:  Burlington Junction Railway
Description:  BJRY #44 switching
Photo Date:  5/7/1991  Upload Date: 10/9/2015 5:31:47 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction Railway
Title:  Burlington Junction Railway
Description:  BJRY #44 switching
Photo Date:  5/7/1991  Upload Date: 10/9/2015 5:32:56 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction Railway
Title:  Burlington Junction Railway
Description:  BJRY #44 switching
Photo Date:  5/7/1991  Upload Date: 10/9/2015 5:33:54 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction Railway
Title:  Burlington Junction Railway
Description:  BJRY #44 switching
Photo Date:  5/7/1991  Upload Date: 10/9/2015 5:35:04 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
BN at Burlington
Title:  BN at Burlington
Description:  BN 2109 leads covered hoppers down the hill
Photo Date:  5/7/1991  Upload Date: 3/31/2014 3:24:16 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 2109(GP38-2)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
EMDX 809
Title:  EMDX 809
Description:  EMD lease unit rests outside the station in Burlington.
Photo Date:  6/21/1991  Upload Date: 10/13/2011 12:22:40 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Terry Redeker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  EMDX 809(GP38-2)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
Amtrak in Burlington
Title:  Amtrak in Burlington
Description:  Westbound Amtrak train #5 "California Zephyr" snakes through downtown Burlington
Photo Date:  7/12/1991  Upload Date: 1/31/2015 5:28:29 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 340(F40PH)
Views:  544   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44 departs the BN yard.
Photo Date:  7/19/1991  Upload Date: 5/5/2014 12:42:42 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44 departs the BN yard.
Photo Date:  7/19/1991  Upload Date: 5/5/2014 12:43:20 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44 on riverfront trackage. At the time Burlington had a riverboat casino.
Photo Date:  7/19/1991  Upload Date: 5/5/2014 12:44:25 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
BJRY 44
Title:  BJRY 44
Description:  BJRY 44 passes under the old Mississippi River toll bridge.
Photo Date:  7/19/1991  Upload Date: 5/5/2014 12:45:12 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
BN in the B
Title:  BN in the B
Description:  Burlington Northern #5568 (GE C30-7) leads a westbound coal train through the center of Burlington, Iowa on 22 March 1992.
Photo Date:  3/22/1992  Upload Date: 1/28/2025 5:52:30 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 5568(C30-7)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction #44
Title:  Burlington Junction #44
Description:  Burlington Junction #44 sits as wallboard is unloaded
Photo Date:  5/18/1992  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 5:28:31 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BJRY 44(44Tonner)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
BN at Burlington
Title:  BN at Burlington
Description:  BN 7246 leads an eastbound coal train down the hill.
Photo Date:  5/18/1992  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 6:38:22 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 7246(SD40-2) BN 7268(SD40-2)
Views:  517   Comments: 0
SDP 40 6397 and 6398
Title:  SDP 40 6397 and 6398
Description:  SDP 40 6397 and 6398 Early 1990s
Photo Date:  6/1/1992  Upload Date: 11/1/2004 12:31:58 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Keith Belk
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6397(SDP40) BN 6398(SDP40)
Views:  1993   Comments: 1
Burlington Junction Rwy
Title:  Burlington Junction Rwy
Description:  BJRYs second engine was this leaser from Relco.
Photo Date:  7/15/1992  Upload Date: 5/6/2012 10:54:52 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RE 1007(S4M)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
RE 1007
Title:  RE 1007
Description:  Trying to get a clear shot of 1007 was always a challenge....
Photo Date:  7/15/1992  Upload Date: 5/6/2012 10:56:24 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RE 1007(S4M)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
Amtrak CZ
Title:  Amtrak CZ
Description:  Amtrak #319 and 2 sisters lead train #5 "California Zephyr" westbound.
Photo Date:  8/22/1992  Upload Date: 12/5/2014 5:37:00 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Dobek
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 319(F40PHR)
Views:  560   Comments: 0
BN 7850
Title:  BN 7850
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/9/1993  Upload Date: 1/13/2004 8:04:37 PM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  David J Conway
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7850(SD40-2)
Views:  765   Comments: 0
Burlington Junction Railway
Title:  Burlington Junction Railway
Description:  Although BJRY is well known now, they labored away virtually unknown for years. This Alco was the second engine on BJRY, with 44 ton GE #44 as the first unit. Getting a clean shot was hard in the cramped area they worked.
Photo Date:  9/15/1994  Upload Date: 5/6/2012 10:59:04 AM
Location:  Burlington, IA
Author:  John Schumann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RE 1007(S4M)
Views:  472   Comments: 0


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