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Hello everyone: I has been a few months since a new feature has been added to the BRHS web site. I know you are disappointed. Well, that drought is over. If you are interested in the history and development of the CB&Q you might like what has just been added. Did you know that 196 roads were created and rolled into what became the CB&Q? The last road to be adsorbed into the CB&Q happened in 1917. From beginning to end the creation of the CB&Q to place over 68 years. Most people know that the oldest road that made up the CB&Q is the Aurora Branch. But it was absorbed into other roads and was not the core. The railroad corporation that ultimately absorbed all of the others into the CB&Q by 1917 was formed in Iowa in 1864. I found out all of this information by use this new history feature.  If you have questions about any of the many foundational roads that made up the CB&Q, you are invited to visit this new interactive feature. https://www.burlingtonroute.org/Qrailroad/Q_system_development/index.php It will let you explore all of the 196 formation railroads. It will answer questions such as which railroads were rolled into what other railroads and when.  Or, if this is too easy, you can spend hours with the PDF Corporate History Chart. This chart was the source for all of the information in this new feature. https://www.burlingtonroute.org/BRHS/Archives/documents/CBQ_Corporate_History_Chart.pdf  Enjoy!! Oh!! I almost forgot. Your comments and suggestions about this new feature or any other website items are welcomed. Thanks reading this to the end. _._,_._,_
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