There is a Burlington Park Forest Preserve in Naperville on the east
side of the river and south of the tracks.
Thank you kindly,
Mike Matalis
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On Aug 26, 2010, at 3:37 PM, Gerald & Virginia Edgar wrote:
>
> 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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