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Map: CB&Q map of Chicago, 1880
This 1880 map centered on Chicago displays the early CB&Q railroad route.
This 1880 map centered on Chicago displays the early CB&Q railroad route.
A Burlington Route brochure promoting the new “Vista-Dome” coaches in 1955.
This is Chapter 13 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter focuses on the emergence of modern transport and its impact on railroad companies such as the CB&Q.