Burlington Route 100th Anniversary 1849-1949 - Way of the Zephyrs and Vista-Domes

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Burlington Route th Anniversary 1849-1949 E U RL 6N I H SILVER METEOE Way of the Zephyrs and Vista -Dom es

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The Burlington Lines of today had its in- Burlington ception in the tiny 12-mile Aurora Branch, chartered on February 12, 1849. From this modest beginning has emerged an 11,000 mile network of rails reaching into 14 Midwestern states. Burlington was first to operate a railway postoffice car; first to inaugurate a Diesel streamlined train; and POST CARD PLACE Route ONE CENT STAMP first to introduce a Vista-Dome car. HERE