Burlington route steam locomotive photos from the roy campbell collection thomas e. Well illustrated work on the growth of the railway at didcot, the locomotive depots 18441965, the great western society and stock list. All are mk1500d locomotives used, purchased by the burlington junction. Includes the history, radio frequency, locomotive roster and other information for each line as well as diesel profiles and a listing of past shortlines. Since the formation of bjry in 1985, the railroad has not had a single fra reportable injury. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Bn burlington northern locomotive roster railroad picture. Robert richardson new england central railroad, inc. Rail news bnsf honors burlington junction railway as short. The great northern railway by charles and dorothy wood pacific fast mail edmonds, wash.
The delaware may well have been the first new locomotive purchased by the lv, but the lv technically came into existence, with the name lehigh valley railroad in 1853, and records indicate they had at least one locomotive on the roster in 1853 as construction began, before the delaware arrived 2 years later. Colorado and southern railway, the short route between. Soft covers, 274 pages, all time history with loco roster and a color section. The cir is owned by the city of rochelle and provides access to both the union pacific railroad and the bnsf railway at the crossroads of interstate 39 and interstate 88. The chicago, burlington, and quincy railroad depot was built by the aurora and chicago branch of the railroad in 1855 to replace an earlier depot built at the corner of webster and vanburen streets. Smaller sizes and prints on matte photo paper are also available. Burlington junction railway, in turn, is granting bnsf interchange rights for the use of burlington junction railway s leased yard tracks at montgomery, il, for the sole purpose of interchanging traffic between the parties on track numbers 3901 and 3902. Intermountain gp16 burlington junction railway irc49840. Aar railroad reporting marks a railroad reporting mark, officially known as a standard carrier alpha code scac, is a two to four letter code assigned by railinc forprofit subsidiary of the association of american railroads, or aar that uniquely identifies the owner of a piece of railroad rolling stock. Burlington junction railway 1510 bluff rd burlington, ia.
The old depot was moved a short distance to the north and became a freight depot. The burlington junction railway is a class iii short line with seven noncontiguous railroad operations in various locations in iowa and illinois. Harriman earnings electric employes equipment erie expenses february february 15. Line between squamish and prince george completed in 1952. That lv roster list is sometimes said to be complete for all locomotives except the u23bs, which arrived after it was published however, while the authors might have thought they had a complete roster. Green bay and western corrections and additions in locomotive roster, april 1967, railway and locomotive historical society, boston, mass. Feb 09, 20 this is a short line switching operation that connects a cargill meat plant to the bnsf main line in ottumwa, ia. How many of the milwaukee roads 3,000 plus steam locomotives are still viewable in photographs. Five of these railroads are major national companies operating throughout much of the united states class i railroads. Line between north vancouver and squamish completed in 1956. Iowa had approximately 655 miles of track in operation by 1860 and 2,683 miles by 1870.
The railroad rostered a total of three locomotive units, all of emd. After the oce folded the unit went to the spirit of oregon dinner train, then to the mount hood railroad, then to the burlington junction railroad in iowa where it is today. Southern pacific 2407 today burlington junction railway 702 oos in. The burlington junction railway reporting mark bjry is a class iii short line railroad which was chartered in 1985. Today, all of the burlington s principal lines remain in operation under successor bnsf railway. Bjry rochelle, illinois burlington junction railway. Burlington junction railway bjry, is a short line freight railroad that operates industrial switching rail lines in iowa, illinois, and missouri as well as providing inplant contract switching services. Copetown canadian prototype modellers show, dundas, ontario. Gp20 roster text by david lotz 1998 burlington route historical society.
Burlington junction railway has added four mk1500d locomotives to its already eclectic roster. Name changed to british columbia railway on april 1, 1972. The longest section of bjry trackage is 7 miles in length in and near quincy, illinois. Michael richmond has collected the data for several major updates to serial numbers and builder dates throughout the bnsf roster. Chicago area shortline railroads burlington junction. Bjry provides ondemand switching services to customers ranging from small family businesses to large global corporations. Montana rail link reporting marks mrl is a regional operation based in missoula, montana. The following is from the book, steam locomotives of the burlington route, by bernard g. Experience this remarkable rail revival, chronologically, beginning with jay wulfsons vermont railway. American american locomotive company average baldwin locomotive bill block signals boiler bonds bridge building canal capital stock carriers cars cent charge chicago chief engineer coal committee construction corporations cost demurrage dividends division e. On september 23, 1993, the decatur junction railway co. Burlington route steam locomotive photos from the roy. Burlington northern railway streamliner locomotive 1939. Schneider kalmbach publishing company waukesha, wis.
Seeking to answer this question is what the mrha steam search is all about. The locomotive and cars were borrowed from the galena line as their own equipment had not yet arrived. Motorcars roster or spreadsheet rupert gamlen updated 03252012 stainless equipment names. Say hello to the burlington junction s newest locomotives on the roster. The book was originally published in 1965 to celebrate the railroads centennial and is currently outofprint but copies can be found floating around from time to time and occasionally appear on. University of nebraska press lincoln and london, 1982 first printing. Bnsf railway s firstintheindustry tribal relations program seeks to build and strengthen ties with the many diverse tribal nations on bnsfs network, and to foster within bnsf a greater cultural understanding of these tribal nations, their rights and governance, cultural resources, and other crucial issues. The complete corporate history of the burlington could encompass many books and the railroad has already been covered. Railroad transportation came to iowa in the late 1840s. Other burlington junction railway assets include 50,000 feet 15,000 m of warehouse space, as well as various types of bulk material handling equipment such as augers. The railroad began its operations on january 2, 2007.
All the books were found to be in excellent condition. Bnsf recognized bjry for its dedication to promoting safety initiatives, customer relationships and growth opportunities. Currently the railroad operates nearly 1,000 miles of track also at nearly 1,000 employees mrl is one of the larger class iis in the country, which runs between central montana near billings to eastern washington at spokane. Vintage wrrs western railroad supply co 2190 cast iron cut off junction box.
Produced in association with the great western society ltd. In this photo, three of the four units work the quincy yard on july 3, 2019. Celebrate vermont rail systems 50th anniversary with this limited edition book by robert c. Burlington northern and its heritage by steve glischinski andover junction publications andover, n. This edition lists nearly 600 shortline and regional railroads in the united states and canada. Fascinating history of the bns locomotives from 1970 when the company was formed to 1993. The railroads principal commodities are grain, fertilizer and plastics. Just happened to catch this action while taking a detour from my planned route from menards.
Lehigh valley issue by the railway and locomotive historical society in april 1972. Motorcars roster or spreadsheet rupert gamlen updated 03252012 stainless equipment names rupert gamlen updated 11032005 stainless equipment numbers rupert gamlen updated 11032005 steam locomotives summary rupert gamlen updated 03231999 steam locomotives brhs members updated 07042014. Bnsf railway locomotive directory 20172018 paul wester and paul k withers. Bjry burlington junction railway locomotive roster. Burlington junction railway operates the city of rochelle railroad cir in the city of rochelle, illinois. Bjry burlington junction railway locomotive roster railroad.
Intermountain gp16 burlington junction railway ho scale. In the summer of 1884 the baldwin locomotive works completed ten 280 types, numbers 449458, similar to their earlier models, but built in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by the railroad company. And its heritage, glischinski, andover jct, 1992, 192 pages, all in color. Operated in junction with the western pacific and rio grande between. Iowa is served by 18 freight railroad companies which operate 3,825 miles of track within iowa. The bjry power fleet currently numbers twenty locomotives.
This is the latest roster book that will keep reader keep up with all of the. This page is about the copetown canadian prototypemodellers show. The wymore local operated over what was known as the burlington northern santa fes beatrice subdivision of the nebraska division. The final component of the now quite large colorado and southern railway system was the burlington rock island railroad.
Burlington junction c415s safe despite addition of mk1500d. Del grossos burlington northern 19801991 annual, the burlington northern railroad in 1993 and current data from matthew j. The bjrys primary interchange partner is the bnsf railway. Secondhand railway books preserved railwayslocomotives. On september 2, 1850, the first train chugged its uncertain way over six miles from batavia, illinois, north to turner junction, and then eastward to chicago over the tracks of the galena and chicago union railroad. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties, often replacing steam locomotives that had previously been assigned these chores.
Burlington junction railway railroad locomotive ia original 2002 photo slide. Railroad books online retailer stocks thousands of new, used, and outofprint railroad books andover junction publications publisher of u. We are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly. Sean grahamwhites ongoing reporting via loconotes of new locomotive orders is a major source and greatly appreciated.
Railway taken over by provincial government in 1918. Burlington junction railway bjry, is a short line freight railroad that operates industrial switching rail lines in iowa, illinois, and missouri as well as providing inplant contract switching. The ge 44ton switcher is a 4axle dieselelectric locomotive built by general electric between 1940 and 1956. See more of burlington junction railway on facebook. New arrivals train, railroad, transportation books from karens. This new book covers the history of four pennsylvania railroad branches which served burlington co. If youre interested in perhaps purchasing this book please visit the link below.
Currently montana rail link has an exceptionally large roster although all of its. It remained in service until the early 1960s, when it was purchased by the intermountain chapter of the national railway historical society and moved to the colorado railroad museum in 1963. This is the definitive history of the chicago, burlington and quincy railroad from its earliest beginnings in 1847 to about 1960. Online railroad photo database, featuring thousands of highquality photographs of trains, railroads, railroad scenes, and more. Apr 12, 2014 burlington junction sw1500 emd15b slug and 15a. We search for rare or previously unseen photos of milwaukee road steam locomotives.
The burlington route historical society is an organization interest in the former chicago, burlington and quincy railroad. Originally operating on the southernmost 3 miles 4. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. Diesel locomotives don zinnecker and bryan howell updated 04102011 miscellaneous don zinnecker updated 03231999 passenger equipment don zinnecker and bryan howell updated 01012020 steam locomotives rupert gamlen. The chicago terminal railroad reporting mark ctm was a switching and terminal railroad that operated over former milwaukee roadcanadian pacific and chicago and north westernunion pacific trackage in northern illinois. Notice that this unit features the standard aartype switcher truck instead of the hiadhesion truck and has the higher profile cab. This colorful, 296 page, 425 photo masterpiece book is the perfect companion to the rutland road written by jim shaughnessy in 1964. Includes a colorful discussion of bns locomotive experiments, highlighting the greatest successes and failures, how bn addressed high and medium horsepower needs, a look back at bns e and funits, and a complete roster of all bn locomotives from 19701993.