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Subject: Re: Chicago, Burlington and Northern
From: "Ken Ingram" <jingram05@h...>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:03:11 -0000
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Thanks much for all the help. I'll need to get Mr. Richard 
Overton's "History of the Burlington Lines" at the first opportunity.

Is there anything on-line about the CB&N? I've searched every way I 
know how and find almost nothing.

Thanks again, Ken Ingram


--- In BRHSlist@y..., "Ken Ingram" <jingram05@h...> wrote:
> Hello! My name is Ken Ingram. I have recently come into the 
> possesion of December 1890 Chicago, Burlington and Northern 
Railroad 
> time tables/map, and I have a few questions:
> 
> While there is heavy empahsis on St. Paul to Chicago and St. Louis, 
> the map depicts the entire Burlington system (in fact, the entire 
> U.S.). I had thought the CB&N was bought by the CB&Q in 1899. Was 
> the CB&N owned by CB&Q at this time 1890? My guess is yes.
> 
> Is there a source on-line for a few paragraphs about the history of 
> the CB&N, and/or photos of the CB&N?
> 
> Curious that the CB&N refers to itself in these time tables as "THe 
> Burlington". I have a modest collection of time tables and 
ephemera 
> for various select railroads. The CB&Q and it's predecessor roads 
> are very interesting to me personally. These CB&N RR time tables 
and 
> map from 1890 are as nice as any I've come across.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ken Ingram


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