If the glory years of the Burlington Railroad began in 1934, with the Burlington Zephyr's phenomenal Dawn-to-Dusk run, surely they culminated in 1949, with the arrival of the California Zephyr.

Back in the 1930s, riding by train was the way to travel and a major part of railroad income. The Burlington Route had one of the greatest passenger trains, known as the Burlington Zephyr. In 1934, a ...

The stories behind the most important trains in history and their impact on the world, beginning with a look at the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution. The railroads ended slavery in ...

Early one morning in Denver last week, President Ralph Budd of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R., Manufacturer Edward Gowan Budd (no kin), many a Burlington and Budd technician, 20 newshawks and one ...

OREGON, Ill. — A special part of Oregon's history is making a comeback. Silver View, one of the main, Twin Zephyr railcars, that was once a part of the Burlington Routes in the 1950's is in the ...