Burlington Route Historical Society

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Burlington Route Historical Society

Dedicated to the preservation of the history of the CB&Q, FW&D and C&S railroads. Founded in 1979.

The BRHS, a 501-C-3, whose membership consists of historians, collectors, railfans, photographers, modelers and prior-employees to preserve CB&Q history.

04/10/2026

Just one week left to get your registration in for the Spring Meet in Ottawa, Illinois, on May 2! Since online registration for the Spring Meet is not available, some of you may wish to pay by debit or credit card (or even PayPal), do this, complete the registration form mailed to you (or download and complete the one here https://www.burlingtonroute.org/BRHS/annual_meetings/spring_meeting/PDF_documents/2026%20Spring%20Meet%20Registration%20Form.pdf), mail the completed form as directed, then send an email to [email protected] stating you wish to pay in that manner and include the total amount from your completed form. When the registrars receive your email, they will then email the invoice. Once you receive it in your inbox, proceed to pay.

09/17/2025

The Clarinda depot/freight house is on the move!

08/10/2025

Like many boys when he was growing up, Jim Ehernberger loved playing with trains. Unlike most, he never stopped. The now 88-year-old retired Cheyenne…

05/03/2025

The Spring Meet is under way!

12/16/2024

The BRHS Board of Directors has approved the creation of a new Building Fund towards the building of a larger archive facility. We will soon outgrow our present facility and are now accepting donations. This fund drive aims to raise $500,000 towards its construction. When making donations please specify they are to go to this account. For those who want to donate online, the PayPal Donate button on the BRHS home page has been updated to include this new fund, the Archive Legacy Fund, the Memorial Fund, General Operations, or other purposes.

12/06/2024

The latest book from the Center for Railroad Photography & Art is a celebration of Burlington Route steam, as depicted by photographer John Gruber. This week in his Mileposts blog, Kevin Keefe previews "Burlington's Spectacular Steam Program." https://www.trains.com/ctr/community/mileposts/burlington-route-steam-as-only-john-gruber-could-see-it/

09/29/2024

The BRHS was well-represented at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum today! The Lake Superior Transportation Club held a swap meet amongst the exhibits at the LSRM. Met some old and new faces. One young man up from Burlington, Iowa bought a number of Bulletins. He works for the Burlington Junction Railway. Another familiar face was LSRM board member, BRHS member and Q compadre of Earl Currie and Bill Greenwood, Gordon Mott. As Mike Spoor would always say, “A good time was had by all!”

08/24/2024

Great news out of Silvis! The former CB&Q Clyde turntable has been donated by BNSF to Railroading Heritage of Middle America in the former Rock Island Silvis shops. The turntable will be installed in the property and used to turn UP Challenger 3985 currently undergoing restoration.

08/23/2024

BRHS Annual Meet - Coming Soon!

Please check out the most recent News on the BRHS website at www.burlingtonroute.org!

Registrations needed ASAP!

07/05/2024

It is with great regret to inform you that Rail Fair 2024 (7/13/2024) at Copeland Park has been cancelled due to flooding. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. We are looking forward to seeing you at Rail Sale in January 2025!!!

Address

P. O. Box 456
La Grange, IL
60525

Website

http://www.burlingtonroute.org/

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