(West) Burlington, IA: Old+1944 CB&Q Depot & Railyard and Backshop

Depot: (Satellite)

Steam Locomotive: (Satellite, 9 photos)

Roundhouse: (Satellite, long gone)

Backshop: (Satellite, "(West)" was added to the title because this shop is in West Burlington, IA.)

Trent Briggs posted

Jim Arvites posted
Postcard view of the CB&Q passenger station and yards at Burlington, Iowa circa 1900.

Norman Schafer posted

West Burlington, Iowa

Single story wooden depot with sign for West Burlington. Several sets of railroad tracks in front of depot. Railroad signals. Freight transfer crane behind depot.

Collection: John P. Vander Maas Railroadiana

Gary Richards shared

Interesting.  Different than when I 1st saw the WB depot.

Thomas Whitt shared

Comments on Norman's post

According to a 1948 photo below, the old depot was replaced by then. (Update: this depot was built in 1944 after the original burnt down. [11:20 video @ 0:33, source])

Street View, Sep 2019

Street View, Sep 2019

Dan Wagner posted three photos with the comment: "The Burlington Iowa Raul yard today May 2 [2019]"
Dan Wagner Back in 2014 they raised the main lines to be out of the water up to a river level of 26 feet or 11 feet above flood stage. The level when these pictures were taken was about 23 feet.

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River Gauge

David Sebben posted
The riverfront railyard in Burlington, Iowa, as seen in 1948.  A steam locomotive has just cleared the bridge heading toward downtown.  The roundhouse can still be seen just above the new modern depot.

Dennis DeBruler commented on David's post
At least the turntable still shows in 1964. 1964/77 Burlington Quad @ 24,000

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Locomotive Service Facility and Depot in West Burlington

Timothy D. Sievern posted

BN SD40-2 7860 Burlington Northern Railroad SD40-2 7860 at West Burlington, lowa on

October 22, 1983 Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. 

This locomotive was built in October 1978 (c/n 786001-5) on EMD Order 786001 for

13 SD40-2's for the Colorado & Southern(#s 7856-7868 ). 

Five years later, 7860 was in the shops for some major work..

Street View, Sep 2019

Noah Haggerty posted two photos with the comment: "Burlington Northern's West Burlington, Iowa depot taken on October 22, 1983 during a tour of the shops from The Burlington Route Historical Society. John & Roger Kujawa Photo, Thomas Dyrek Collection."

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Noah Haggerty posted four photos with the comment: "A westbound(?) Burlington Northern train passes the depot at West Burlington, Iowa on October 22, 1983 during a tour of the shops from The Burlington Route Historical Society. Fittingly, a CB&Q caboose is on the rear. Lots of Burlington's being thrown around here! John & Roger Kujawa Photo, Thomas Dyrek Collection."

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