Photographs, 1965.

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Photographs, 1965.

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Photographs consisting of black and white prints documenting the effects of Mississippi River flooding on the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company (CB&Q). The CB&Q was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company and was one of the four companies that merged in 1970 to form Burlington Northern Inc. Taken in April and May of 1965, the bulk of the photographs are of tracks in Wisconsin, although a few depict areas in Illinois and Missouri.

125 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924126

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the description of Corporate records, 1901-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865953 Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the guide to the Corporate records., 1882, 1901-1968....