[CBQ] "Burlington Park" 100 yrs ago

[Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>]

The Burlington used to promote picnics, gatherings, etc at "Burlington Park - 9 
miles east of Aurora on the DuPage River".  Per my vintage TT's this was not a 
station but given the distance, would put it in Naperville which had lots of 
open land around it in the good 'ol days (even into the 1950's when you 
consider the calendars & PR photos taken on the Naperville curve & other 
Naperville locations).  Any one have any info on "Burlington Park"?  I would 
assume the RR owned the area as such excursions were big business for any RR 
into the teens (i.e. before automobiles took the picnic business).
 
One poster I've seen promoted a large meeting of the BPOE (Elks) with special 
fares from all suburban stations in the 1890's to  "Burlington Park".


Gerald 
                                          

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