Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

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The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a major American railroad company in the Midwestern and Western United States, known for its extensive passenger and freight services and its role in developing routes between Chicago, Denver, and the Pacific Coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Burlington Route ⓘ
CB&Q ⓘ
connectedTo Pacific Coast ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
formedFrom Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Iowa ⓘ
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska ⓘ
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
introduced Pioneer Zephyr in 1934 ⓘ
knownFor development of routes between Chicago and Denver ⓘ
development of routes between Chicago and the Pacific Coast ⓘ
dieselization of passenger services ⓘ
early adoption of streamlined passenger trains ⓘ
extensive freight services ⓘ
extensive passenger services ⓘ
majorHub Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
Denver, Colorado ⓘ
mergedInto Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
mergerDate 1970 ⓘ
operated freight rail services ⓘ
passenger rail services ⓘ
operatedRoute Chicago–Denver main line ⓘ
Chicago–Omaha route ⓘ
Chicago–Twin Cities route ⓘ
Denver–Billings route ⓘ
connections to San Francisco Bay Area via partner lines ⓘ
operatedService Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr ⓘ
California Zephyr ⓘ
Denver Zephyr ⓘ
Mark Twain Zephyr ⓘ
Nebraska Zephyr ⓘ
Pioneer Zephyr ⓘ
Twin Cities Zephyr ⓘ
Zephyr passenger trains ⓘ
parentCompanyAfter1968 Burlington Northern Inc. ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
playedRoleIn economic development of the American Great Plains ⓘ
economic development of the American Midwest ⓘ
settlement and development along its main lines ⓘ
predecessorOf Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
primaryCommodities coal ⓘ
grain ⓘ
livestock ⓘ
manufactured goods ⓘ
servedRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
Western United States ⓘ
successor BNSF Railway ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
usedRollingStock Budd Company stainless-steel passenger cars ⓘ
EMC/EMD diesel locomotives ⓘ

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California Zephyr → formerOperator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Metra BNSF Railway Line → historicalOperator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design → usedBy → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
USRA standard gondola car design → usedBy → Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
San Francisco (via ferry and bus connections) → railOperator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad → formedByMergerOf → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Hill Lines
Burlington Route Pioneer Zephyr styling → commissionedBy → Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington Route commuter service → operator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Burlington Route commuter service → parentCompany → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Burlington Route commuter service → railroadNetwork → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad network ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington Route commuter service → usedInfrastructureOwner → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Western Pacific Railroad → partnerRailroadOnCaliforniaZephyr → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway → competedWith → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Northern Securities Company → controlled → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Northern Securities Company → ownedSharesIn → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago → petitioner → Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington station (Amtrak) → formerRailwayLineServed → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Aurora Transportation Center → formerRailroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway → mergedWith → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Jarvis Hunt → employer → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Naperville station → formerOwner → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Naperville station → formerRailroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Berwyn station → railroadHistory → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Budd Company → suppliedTo → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Creston, Iowa → developedAround → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Omaha Union Station → railwayCompanyServed → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Union Stock Yards → transportConnections → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Union Depot (Saint Paul) → formerServices → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Atchison, Kansas, United States → servedByRailroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Ottumwa, Iowa → hasRailServiceHistory → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Northern Securities Co. v. United States → involvedRailroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Illinois Zephyr → operatorPredecessor → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (route heritage) ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
USRA Light Mikado → operatedBy → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad → successor → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad → mergedInto → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Nebraska Zephyr → operator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Nebraska Zephyr → railroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad → formedByMergerOf → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road Company ⓘ
subject linked to: CB&Q
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington Route → hasOfficialName → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska → partOf → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska → becamePartOf → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad system ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska → connectedTo → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska → successor → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Chicago–Twin Cities route → historicallyServedBy → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Twin Cities Zephyr → operator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Twin Cities Zephyr → railroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr → operator → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr → railroad → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr → category → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad trains ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Mark Twain Zephyr → operatedBy → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ