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Satellite, "(West)" was added to the title because this shop is in West Burlington, IA.)
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Jim Arvites posted
Postcard view of the CB&Q passenger station and yards at Burlington, Iowa circa 1900. |
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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 Interesting. Different than when I 1st saw the WB depot. |
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| 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 @
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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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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. |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on David's post
At least the turntable still shows in 1964. 1964/77 Burlington Quad @ 24,000 |
Locomotive Service Facility and Depot in West Burlington
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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.. |
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| 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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Caden Adams posted
Gary Richards: In the late 1970's the Burlington Northern opened a huge apprenticeship program for all shop craftsman. The company was at that time, of the understanding the need of skilled men and women to fill those job opportunities and progress through a 3 year / 4 year apprenticeship. In the West Burlington shops it was standing room only in every department. The young or new, apprentices were deep in on the job training and they were learning from the best in the business. Stripping a locomotive, any model of service, to repair or replace any and all components then reassembled by skilled tradesmen ready for simulation where final tweaks were done. When that locomotive went out with federal blue cards signed, it was ready for service. It was a great job to have, no matter which trade craft you were in. Greg Beat: Taking the California Zephyr on Saturday, Nov. 29 passed by the old CB&Q / BN West Burlington facility. Sad to see, there were two (2) EMD E9? stripped to skeletal frame outdoors, next to one building. Some items went to Galesburg. === ALL of the 1990s railroad mergers finished off the Mississippi River railroad shops and facilities (C&NW - Clinton, IA; BN - Burlington, IA; SantaFe - Ft. Madison; BN - Hannibal/Quincy) |
Gary Richards provided eight photos on Greg's comment. If I understand correctly, these locomotives were built in this shop.
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Gary Richards commented on his Caden's post
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