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Chicago Burlington & Quincy

Paducah & Illinois RR

Paducah to Chiles
Built by Paducah & Illinois RR 1910-1918
jointly controlled by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR and Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry
Illinois Central RR bought 1/3 interest later

Chiles to Metropolis
Built by Paducah & Illinois RR 1910-1918
jointly controlled by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR and Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry
Illinois Central RR bought 1/3 interest later
Illinois Central RR trackage rights on Paducah & Illinois RR

Hill City SD to Keystone SD
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1899-1900
to Black Hills Central RR 1957

East St Louis to Alton
CB&Q trackage rights on Chicago & Alton (later GM&O)

East Alton
CB&Q trackage rights on CCC&StL (NYC)

Neilson IL to Vienna Jct
CB&Q trackage rights on C&EI

Colorado & Southern

Fort Worth & Denver City Ry

Fort Worth to Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls to MP 200

MP 200 to TX-NM Border

Childress to Pampa

Plains Jct to Dimmitt

Lubbock to Silverton

Wichita Valley Ry
51.36 mi. Wichita Falls to Seymour, TX,
Built by WV 1890

Wichita Valley RR
60.881 mi. Seymour to Stamford, TX,
Built by WV 1905-1908
Controlled by C&S

Abilene & Northern Ry
38.063 mi. Stamford to Abilene, TX,
Controlled by C&S

Stamford & Northwestern Ry
82.859 mi. Stamford to Spur, TX
Built by S&NW 1909
Controlled by C&S

Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Ry
22.075 mi. Wichita Falls to Byers, TX,
Built by WF&O 1903-1905
Controlled to C&S
Leased to Wichita Valley

Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Ry
5.80 mi. Byers, TX to TX/OK state line
Built by WF&O 1922
Controlled to C&S
Leased to Wichita Valley

Union Pacific Denver & Gulf RR

Denver to Louisville Jct
15.66 miles
Built by Denver Western & Pacific Ry 1881
to Denver Marshall & Boulder Ry 9-9-1885
to Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 4-1-1890
to Colorado & Southern Ry 12-29-1898

Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR

Trinidad CO to TX/NM State Line
136.93 miles
Built by Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR 1888
to Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 4-1-1890
to Colorado & Southern Ry 12-29-1898
to CB&Q
to BN
to BNSF

Trinidad abandoned
136.93 miles
Built by Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR 1888
to Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 4-1-1890
to Colorado & Southern Ry 12-29-1898

Forbes Jct to Ludlow CO
Built by Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR 1888
to CB&Q
to BN
to BNSF

Pueblo trackage

Denver to Gulf Jct (Pueblo)
Built by Denver & New Orleans RR 1881-82
to Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR 9-21-1886

Franceville Jct to Franceville
Built by Denver & New Orleans RR 1882
to Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR 9-21-1886
abandoned 1915

McFerren Mine spur

Manitou Jct to Colorado Springs
Built by Denver & New Orleans RR 1882
to Denver Texas & Fort Worth RR 9-21-1886
abandoned
route approximate

Forbes Jct to Trinidad CO
Built by Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 1895
to CB&Q
to BN
to BNSF

Acme Jct to Ludlow CO
Built by Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 1892

Walsenburg to Acme Jct
Built by Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 1895

Graymont to Georgetown CO
Built by Georgetown Breckenridge & Leadville Ry 1882 as 36" gauge

Colorado Central RR

Denver to Golden CO
Built by Colorado Central RR 1870 as 36" gauge

Denver toGolden abandoned
Built by Colorado Central RR 1870 as 36" gauge

Golden Jct to Burns
Built by Colorado Central RR 1872
removed 1888
route approximate

Burns Jct to Longmont CO
Built by Colorado Central RR 1872

Longmont CO to Fort Collins
Built by Colorado Central RR 1877

Fort Collins to CO/WY State Line
abandoned 1889
route uncertain

CO/WY State Line to Hazard WY
Built by Colorado Central RR of WY 1877
abandoned 1888-89

Golden CO to Forks Creek
Built by Colorado Central RR 1870 as 36" gauge

Forks Creek CO to Black Hawk
abandoned 1931

Floyd Hill to Georgetown CO
exact route uncertain

Floyds Hill to Forks Creek

Black Hawk to Central City CO

Golden to Ralston
route approximate

Chicosa Jct to Forbes
Built by Chicosa Canyon Ry 1889

Majestic mine spur

Forbes Jct wye

Thor spur

Ludlow mine spur

Ludlow to Tollerburg
graded by Road Canyon Ry 1889

Acme Jct to Aguilar

Aguilar to Brodhead
Built by Colorado & Southern Ry ca1900

Higgins to Jewell Mine

Rapson spur

Rugby spur

Black Diamond Mine spur

Untitled Path

Old Rouse spur

mine spur

Globe Mine spur

Beshoar to Grey Creek
abandoned 1925-27

mine spur?

Trinidad to Martinsen

Martinsen to Catskill NM
abandoned 1908?

Catskill NM to Vasquez NM

Catskill NM to Newton NM
Built by Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry 1890-1897

Cheyenne WY to Wendover WY
Built by Cheyenne & Northern Ry 1887

Wendover WY to Orin Jct WY

Louisville Jct to Boulder
Built by Denver Marshall & Boulder Ry 1888
Superior to Boulder removed 1932-38
Louisville Jct to Superior abandoned 1947

Louisville to Lafayette
Built by Denver Marshall & Boulder Ry 1888

Ralston to Glencoe
Built by Denver & Middle Park RR 1884

Loveland to Arkins
Built by Greeley Salt Lake & Pacific Ry 1886
part abandoned 1921

Lowery Quarry Spur

Greeley to Fort Collins
Built by Greeley Salt Lake & Pacific Ry 1886

Fort Collins to Stout
Built by Greeley Salt Lake & Pacific Ry 1886
Stout to Bellevue abandoned 1909
rest removed 1990's?

Boulder to Sunset
Built by Greeley Salt Lake & Pacific Ry 1881 as 36" gauge
washed out 1894

Louisville to Alan Bond Mine
1883-1902

Colorado RR

Walsenburg to Southern Jct (Pueblo)
Built by Colorado RR 1900
leased to Colorado & Southern Ry

Dixon CO to Cheyenne Jct WY
Built by Colorado RR 1910
leased to Colorado & Southern Ry
to Colorado & Southern Ry 1930

Fort Collins to Wellington
Built by Fort Collins Development Ry 1903
to Colorado RR 1-24-1908
to Colorado & Southern Ry 1930

Dixon to Wellington
Built by Fort Collins Development Ry 1904-06
to Colorado RR 1-24-1908
to Colorado & Southern Ry 1930

Wellington to Waverly
Built by Fort Collins Development Ry 1905
to Colorado RR 1-24-1908
abandoned

Walsenburg to McNally Mine
Built by Walsenburg & Western Ry 1907

Waterton to Silica
Built by Colorado RR in 1908 as 36" gauge

Black Hollow Jct to Black Hollow
Built by Colorado RR 1906

Bellevue Jct to Ingleside
abandoned

Denver Leadville & Gunnison Ry

Denver South Park & Pacific RR

Sheridan to Morrison
Built by Denver South Park & Pacific RR 1874 as 36" gauge
to Denver Leadville & Gunnison Ry 8-29-1889

Denver to Sheridan
Built by Denver South Park & Pacific RR 1874 as 36" gauge
to Denver Leadville & Gunnison Ry 8-29-1889

Buena Vista to Sheridan
Built by Denver South Park & Pacific RR 1878-83 as 36" gauge

Leadville to Climax
Built by Denver South Park & Pacific RR 1883-84 as 36" gauge
to Denver Leadville & Gunnison Ry 8-29-1889
to standard gauge 1942

Climax to Dickey
Built by Denver South Park & Pacific RR 1883-84 as 36" gauge

Keystone to Como

Garo to Alma

Macune to Nathrop
Built by Denver South Park & Pacific RR 1884 as 36" gauge

Nathrop to Quartz
Alpine Tunnel abandoned 1910
Buena Vista to Hancock abandoned 1926

Parlin to Quartz
to D&RG after 1910

Parlin to Gunnison

Gunnison to Baldwin
operated by D&RG after Alpine Tunnel closed in 1911
to D&RGW 1937

Como to King Coal Mines

Kubler Spur

Hill Top Jct to Leavick
Built by Denver South Park & Hilltop Ry 1896

South Platte to Night Hawk
Built by Colorado & Southern Ry 1902 as 36" gauge

Leadville Mineral Belt
Built by Leadville Mineral Belt Ry 1898

Wheatland WY to Hightower

Wheatland WY to Natwick

Kansas City to Cameron Jct MO
Built by Kansas City & Cameron RR 1869
to Hannibal & St Joseph RR 2-14-1870

N Kansas City to Weston MO
Construction begun by Atchison & St Joseph RR 1863
to Missouri Valley RR 3-8-1867
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 5-19-1870

Herrin Jct to Neilson
Built by Herrin & Southern RR 1909-1910

Vienna Jct to Metropolis IL
Built by Herrin & Southern RR 1909-1910

Centralia IL to Herrin
Built by Northern & Southern Illinois RR 1905-06

Virden IL to Centralia IL
Built by Jacksonville & Southeastern Ry 1879-83
to Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry 1-23-1891
to Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry 10-1-1896

Franklin IL to Virden IL
Built by Jacksonville Northwestern & Southeastern Ry 1870-71
to Jacksonville & Southeastern Ry 7-25-1879
to Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry 1-23-1891
to Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry 10-1-1896

Jacksonville IL to Franklin IL
Built by Illinois Farmers' RR 1870
to Jacksonville Northwestern & Southeastern Ry 7-10-1872
to Jacksonville & Southeastern Ry 7-25-1879
to Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry 1-23-1891
to Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry 10-1-1896

Concord IL to Jacksonville IL
Built by Jacksonville & Concord Ry 1903-1904

Beardstown IL to Whitehall IL
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1867-70
to St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago RR 5-18-1876

Beardstown IL to Orion IL
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1868-70
to St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago RR 5-18-1876

Galesburg IL to Rio IL
Built by Galesburg & Rio RR 1886

Mendota IL to Galesburg IL
Built by Central Military Branch RR 1852-54

Aurora IL to Mendota IL
Built by Chicago & Aurora RR 1852-53

Chicago to Aurora
Built by CB&Q 1862-64

Quincy IL to Galesburg
Built by Northern Cross RR 1851-56
to Quincy & Chicago RR 2-10-1857

Aurora IL to Turner Jct (West Chicago)
Built by Aurora Branch RR 1849-53
to Chicago & Aurora RR 6-22-1852

Aurora Il to Geneva IL
Built by Ottawa Oswego & Fox River Valley RR 1871
abandoned north of Batavia by 1930's

Aurora IL to Rochelle IL
Built by Chicago & Iowa RR 1869-71

Rochelle IL to Oregon IL
Built by Ogle & Carroll County RR 1868-71
to Chicago & Iowa RR 4-3-1871

Oregon IL to Forreston IL
Built by Chicago & Iowa RR 1869-72

Oregon IL to IL/WI State Line
Built by Chicago, Burlington & Northern (of Illinois) 1886

Flagg Center IL to Rockford IL
Built by Chicago Rockford & Northern RR 1874-75
to Chicago & Iowa RR 1-1-1892

Shabbona IL to Rock Falls IL
Built by Chicago & Rock River RR 1870-72

Rock Falls IL to Sterling IL
Built by CB&Q 1884-85

Sterling IL to Agnew IL
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1868-69
Constructed on C&NW R-of-W and given to that RR

Agnew IL to Port Byron IL
to St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago RR 5-18-1876

Port Byron Jct IL to Rock Island IL
Built by St. Louis Rock Island & Chicago RR 1879

Streator IL to Montgomery IL
Built by Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley RR 1869-71

Sheridan Jct IL to Paw Paw IL
Built by Joliet Rockford & Northern RR 1881-82

Streator IL to Walnut IL
Built by Illinois Valley & Northern RR 1877

Mendota IL to East Clinton IL
Built by Illinois Grand Trunk Ry 1871-72

East Clinton IL to Fulton IL
Built by Illinois Grand Trunk Ry 1882-83

Fulton IL to Savanna IL
Built by Chicago, Burlington & Northern (of Illinois) 1885-86

Buda IL to Elmwood IL
Built by Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal RR 1869-70

Peoria to East Burlington
Built by Peoria & Burlington RR 1851-57

Yates City to SW Canton
Construction started by Jacksonville & Savanna RR
Completed by CB&Q 1862

Lewistown IL to SW Canton
Built by Peoria & Hannibal RR 1860-61

Lewistown IL to Rushville IL
Built by Peoria & Hannibal RR 1868

Dunfermline IL to Duck Creek

Lewistown IL to coal dock

West Havana IL to Fairview IL
Built by Fulton County Narrow Gauge Ry 1880 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 11-23-1905

Fairview IL to North M&StL?

Fairview IL to Galesburg IL
Built by Fulton County Extension Ry 1881-82 as 36" gauge
Converted to standard gauge 10-15-1905
to Fulton County Narrow Gauge Ry 1-1-1906

Orion to Barstow IL

Galva IL to New Boston IL
Built by American Central Ry 1865-69

Gladstone IL to Arpee
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1869
Arpee to Keithsburg Built by Dixon & Quincy RR 1870-71

Gladstone IL Spur
Shown on 1940 USGS Map "Burlington"

Carthage Jct IL to Carthage IL
Built by Carthage & Burlington RR 1867-70

Quincy IL to Carthage IL
Built by Quincy & Warsaw RR 1869-70

Quincy Jct to Quincy IL
Built by Quincy Alton & St. Louis Ry 1871

East Hannibal IL to Fall Creek IL
Built by Quincy Alton & St. Louis Ry 1867-73

Whitehall IL to Alton

N Centralia Spur

Sesser to Old Keller Mine
Shown on 1926 USGS Map "DuQuoin"

N Christopher Spur

N Christopher Mine Spur

Old Ben #14 Mine Spur

Zeigler Jct to Zeigler

Freeman Spur to Hickory Hill IL

Hickory Hill IL Spur

Freeman Spur East Spur

Peabody Mine Spur

Wye Jct to West Frankfort IL
Built by CB&Q 1911

West Frankfort Sput

West Frankfort Spur

Wye Jct to Orient IL

East Burlington to Burlington IA
Built by CB&Q 1867-68

Burlington IA to Ottumwa IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR 1854-59

Ottumwa IA to East Plattsmouth IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR 1865-70

Albia eastbound main

Avery to Hynes

Malvern to Glenwood abandoned
old CB&Q alignment?

E Plattsmouth NE to Kearney NE
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR in NE 1869-72

Lincoln

Kenesaw NE to Holdrege NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1883

Holdrege NE to Oxford NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1884

Hastings NE to NE/CO State Line
Built by Republican Valley RR 1878-1882
Sold to CB&Q 6-1-1886

NE/CO State Line to Denver CO
Built by Burlington & Colorado RR 1881-82

Lincoln NE to Columbus NE
Built by Lincoln & Northwestern RR 1879-80

Seward NE to York NE
Built by Nebraska Ry 1876-77

York NE to Aurora NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1879-81

Aurora NE to Grand Island NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1884
Sold to CB&Q 6-1-1886

St. Francis KS to KS/NE State Line
Built by Beaver Valley RR 1887-88

Orleans NE to KS/NE State Line
Built by Oxford & Kansas RR 1887

Oberlin KS to KS/NE State Line
Built by Burlington, Kansas & Southwestern RR 1885
to Republican Valley, Kansas & Southwestern RR 1-28-1886

Republican NE to KS/NE State Line
Built by Republican Valley & Kansas RR 1885
to Republican Valley, Kansas & Southwestern RR 1-28-1886

Lester NE to Endicott NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1879-81
Sold to CB&Q 6-1-1886

Endicott NE to Beatrice NE

Odell NE to Concordia KS
Built by Chicago Iowa & Kansas RR 1883-84
to Chicago Nebraska & Kansas RR 11-28-1884

Atchison KS to KS/NE State Line
Built by Atchison & Nebraska RR 1871
alignment uncertain

Alliance NE to Guernsey WY
Built by Nebraska Wyoming & Western RR 1899-1900

Northport NE to NE/CO State Line
Built by Nebraska Wyoming & Western RR 1899-1900

Mitchell NE to Porter NE

Scottsbluff NE to Mintle NE

Bayard NE to Carlson NE

Prinz NE to Perrin NE

Sioux City to O'Neill NE
Built by Nebraska & Western Ry 1889-90
to Sioux City O'Neill & Western Ry 12-1-1891
to Sioux City & Western Ry 6-28-1899

Ashland NE to Laketon (Sioux City)
Built by Sioux City & Western Ry 1905-06

Oreapolis NE to LaPlatte NE
Built by Omaha & South Western RR 1871

Omaha NE to LaPlatte NE
Built by Omaha & South Western RR 1870

Omaha NE to Schuyler NE
Built by Omaha & North Platte RR 1886-87

Chalco NE to Yutan NE

Papio NE to Gilmore Jct NE

Culbertson NE to Imperial NE
Built by Republican Valley & Wyoming RR 1887-92

DeWitt NE to Venango NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1883-87

Flynn Jct NE to Long Island KS

Aurora NE to Hastings NE

Aurora NE to Central City NE

Central City NE to Ericson NE
Built by Lincoln & Black Hills RR 1887

Greeley Center NE to Burwell NE
Built by Lincoln & Black Hills RR 1887

Palmer NE to Arcadia NE
Built by Lincoln & Black Hills RR 1887

Arcadia NE to Sargent NE

Fairfield NE to Stromsburg NE
Built by Kansas City & Omaha RR 1886-87
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Kansas City & Omaha Ry 9-28-1896
to Burlington & Missouri River RR 7-1-1902
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 2-15-1908

McCool Jct NE to KC&O Jct (Hendrix) NE
Built by Kansas City & Omaha RR 1886-87
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Kansas City & Omaha Ry 9-28-1896
to Burlington & Missouri River RR 7-1-1902
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 2-15-1908

Alma Jct NE to Alma NE
Built by Kansas City & Omaha RR 1886-87
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Kansas City & Omaha Ry 9-28-1896
to Burlington & Missouri River RR 7-1-1902
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 2-15-1908

Strang NE to Fairmont NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1885-86

Strang NE to Chester NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1883-86

Crete NE to Beatrice NE
Built by Omaha & South Western RR 1874

Nebraska City to Seward NE
Built by Midland Pacific Ry 1869-73
to Nebraska Ry 7-9-1875

Nebraska City to Eddy's Switch NE
Built by Midland Pacific Ry 1874-75
to Nebraska Ry 7-9-1875

Brownville NE to Eddy's Switch NE
Built by Brownville Fort Kearney & Pacific RR 1872
to Nebraska Ry 7-9-1875

Brownville NE to Nemaha NE
Built by Nebraska Ry 1878

Salem NE to Nemaha NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1883

Nemaha NE to Beatrice NE

Lincoln NE to Falls City NE
Built by Atchison & Nebraska RR 1871-72

Rulo NE to Falls City NE
Built by Burlington & Southwestern Ry
to Atchison & Nebraska RR 1871

Rulo NE to NE/KS State Line
Built by Atchison Lincoln & Columbus RR 1871
to Atchison & Nebraska RR 8-10-1871

Preston NE to SE

Table Rock NE to Wymore NE

Council Bluffs IA to Hamburg IA
Built by Council Bluffs & St Joseph RR 1859-68
to St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 4-5-1869
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 5-19-1870

Payne IA to Nebraska City NE
Built by Council Bluffs & St Joseph RR 1868
to St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 4-5-1869
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 5-19-1870

St Joseph MO to Hamburg IA
Built by St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 1867-68

Weston MO to Winthrop MO
Construction begun by Platte County RR 1858
to Weston & Atchison RR 3-6-1865
to Missouri Valley RR 4-5-1867

St Joseph MO to Winthrop MO
Construction begun by Platte County RR 1858
to Atchison & St Joseph RR 3-6-1865
to Missouri Valley RR 3-8-1867

Hamburg IA to Red Oak IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR 1869-70

Red Oak IA to Griswold IA
Built by Red Oak & Atlantic RR 1879-80

Hastings IA to Sidney IA
Built by Nebraska City Sidney & Northeastern Ry 1878

Hastings IA to Carson IA
Built by Hastings & Avoca RR 1880

Villisca IA to Clarinda IA
Built by Brownville & Nodaway Valley Ry 1872

Clarinda IA to Burlington Jct MO
Built by Brownville & Nodaway Valley Ry 1879

Shenandoah IA to Van Wert IA
Built by Humeston & Shenandoah RR 1881-82
to Humeston & Shenandoah Ry 4-21-1896

Corydon IA to Van Wert IA
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1879-80
to Keokuk & Western RR 4-30-1890

Corydon IA to Centerville IA
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1875-76
to Keokuk & Western RR 4-30-1890

Centerville IA to Luray MO
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1871-72
to Keokuk & Western RR 4-30-1890

Luray MO to Alexandria MO
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1871

Clarinda IA to Northboro IA
Built by Clarinda College Springs & Southwestern RR 1881-82

Fontanelle IA to Cumberland IA
Built by Western Iowa RR 1884-85

Creston IA to Fontanelle IA
Built by Creston & Northern RR 1878-79

Creston IA to IA/MO State Line
Built by Creston Branch of Burlington & Missouri River RR 1871-72

Des Moines IA to Cainsville MO
Built by Des Moines Osceola & Southern RR 1881-84 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Kansas City Ry 3-28-1888
converted to standard gauge 1896
to Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 4-1-1898
alignment not exact in locations

Des Moines IA
Built by Des Moines Osceola & Southern RR 1881-84 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Kansas City Ry 3-28-1888
converted to standard gauge 1896
to Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 4-1-1898

Chariton IA to Leon IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri RR 1871-72

Leon IA to Koyle IA
Built by CB&Q 1905

Leon IA to Grant City MO
Built by Leon Mount Ayr & Southwestern RR 1879-80

Togo IA to Albany MO
Built by Leon Mount Ayr & Southwestern RR 1881

Chariton IA to Indianola IA
Built by Chariton Des Moines & Southern Ry 1878-79

Swan to Knoxville IA
Built by Des Moines & Knoxville Ry 1879-80

East Des Moines to Swan IA
Built by Des Moines & Knoxville Ry 1879-80
abandonment approved 9-9-1963 effective 1-28-1964

Des Moines Existing
Built by Des Moines & Knoxville Ry 1879-80

Knoxville IA to Albia IA
Built by Albia Knoxville & Des Moines RR 1871-85

Tower IA to Hiteman Mine No 10
shown on 1926 topo map

Hiteman Mine No 10 spur
Shown on 1929 USGS topo map "Albia"

Hiteman IA spur
Shown on 1929 USGS topo map "Albia"

Smoky Hollow Mine spur
Shown on 1929 USGS topo map "Albia"

Tracey IA to Oskaloosa IA
Built by Burlington & Western Ry 1902-03

Beacon IA Mine Spur

Winfield IA to Oskaloosa IA
Built by Burlington & Western Ry 1881-83

Mediapolis IA to Washington IA
Built by Burlington & Northwestern Narrow Gauge Ry 1875-80 as 36" gauge
to Burlington & Northwestern Ry 7-22-1876
converted to standard gauge 1902
to Burlington & Western Ry 6-20-1902

Burlington IA to Mediapolis IA
Burlington & Western trackage rights on CRI&P

Bloomfield IA to Moulton IA
CB&Q trackage rights on Wabash

Moulton IA to Unionville MO
Built by Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1873
to Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 2-27-1882

Farmington IA to Bloomfield IA
Built by Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1872
to Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 2-27-1882

Viele IA to Farmington IA
Built by Burlington Fort Madison & Southwestern Ry 1871
to Burlington & Southwestern Ry 7-12-1871
to Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 2-27-1882

Batavia IA to Collett IA
Built by Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines Ry 1891-92
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines RR 1-20-1899

Fort Madison IA to Collett IA
Built by Fort Madison & Northwestern Ry 1872-84 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines Ry 3-21-1890
to standard gauge 1891
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines RR 1-20-1899

Ottumwa IA to Batavia IA
Built by Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines Ry 1891-92
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines RR 1-20-1899
route very approximate

Batavia IA to Fairfield IA
Built by Fairfield & Ottumwa RR 1900
abandoned ca1900???

Mt Pleasant IA to Salem IA
Built by Keokuk Mt Pleasant & Northern RR 1866-81
to Keokuk & Northwestern RR 5-23-1881
to Mt Pleasant & Keokuk RR 4-29-1889
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 6-17-1889

Keokuk IA to Salem IA
Built by Keokuk & Northwestern RR 1866-80
to Keokuk & Northwestern RR 5-23-1881
to Mt Pleasant & Keokuk RR 4-29-1889
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 6-17-1889

Burlington IA to Fort Madison IA
Built by Keokuk & St Paul Ry 1867-69

Fort Madison IA to Viele IA
Built by Iowa Southern RR 1859
to Fort Madison & Keokuk Ry & Transportation 12-30-1862
to Keokuk & St Paul Ry 10-30-1867

Viele IA to Keokuk IA
Built by Keokuk Mount Pleasant & Muscatine RR 1855-57
to Keokuk & St Paul Ry 10-10-1867

Keokuk IA to Buena Vista IA
Built by St Louis Keokuk & Southwestern Ry 1881-82
to St Louis Keokuk & Southwestern RR 1-7-1888

West Quincy MO to Buena Vista IA
Built by Mississippi Valley & Western Ry 1872
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern Ry 6-22-1875
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 1-7-1888

Quincy IL to West Quincy MO
Built by Quincy Railroad Bridge Co 1866-68

West Quincy MO to Palmyra MO
Built by Quincy & Palmyra RR 1858-60
to Hannibal & St Joseph RR 3-14-1867

Hannibal MO to Moody MO
Completed by Mississippi Valley & Western Ry 1874
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern Ry 6-22-1875

Hannibal MO to Louisiana MO
Completed by St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern Ry 1876

Louisiana MO to Clarksville MO
Completed by Mississippi Valley & Western Ry 1873
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern Ry 6-22-1875

Clarksville MO to St Peters MO
Completed by St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern Ry 1879
Cuive Jct to St Peters abandoned 1907

St Louis to Cuive Jct MO
Built by St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 1-7-1892-94

St Joseph MO to Hannibal MO
Built by Hannibal & St Joseph RR 1851-59

Kansas City to Mexico MO
CB&Q trackage rights on Alton (GM&O)

Old Monroe MO to Francis MO

Kansas City MO to Smithville MO
Built by Kansas City & Atlantic RR 1889-90
sold to Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR ca1897?
Controlled by CB&Q

Smithville MO to Pattonsburg MO
Built by Kansas City & Northern Connecting RR 1898
to Kansas City Peoria & Chicago Ry 11-26-1901
to Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR 7-1-1902
Controlled by CB&Q

Trenton MO to Pattonsburg MO
Built by Omaha Kansas City & Eastern RR 1896-97
to Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR 3-20-1902
Controlled by CB&Q

Novinger MO to Trenton MO
Built by Quincy Missouri & Pacific Ry 1879-81
to Quincy Omaha & Kansas City Ry 1-31-1888
to Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR 6-15-1897

West Quincy MO to Novinger MO
Built by Quincy Missouri & Pacific Ry 1870-79
to Quincy Omaha & Kansas City Ry 1-31-1888

Corning MO to Northboro IA
Built by Tarkio Valley RR 1880-82

Bigelow MO to Burlington Jct MO
Built by Nodaway Valley RR 1879-80

Amazonia MO to Savannah Jct MO
Built by Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 1872

Savannah Jct MO to Maryville MO
Built by Missouri Valley RR 1867-69

Maryville MO to IA/MO State Line
Built by Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 1870

St Joseph MO to Albany MO
Built by St Joseph & Des Moines RR 1878-79 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1884-85

Grant City MO to Albany Jct MO
Built by Grant City & Southern RR 1899

Laclede MO to Cora MO
Built by Linneus Branch of Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1871-72

Cora MO to Pollock MO
Built by Linneus Branch of Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1875-76

Pollock MO to Unionville MO
Built by Linneus Branch of Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1873-75

Sedan IA to Elmer MO
Built by Iowa & St Louis Ry 1901-03

Laclede MO to Sumner MO
Built by Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 1882

Sumner MO to Carrollton MO
Built by Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 1883-85

Maxwell MO to Bogard MO
Built by CB&Q?

Needles MO cutoff
Built by CB&Q?

IL/WI State Line to St Paul MN
Construction started by Winona Alma & Northern Ry 1883
to Chicago Burlington & Northern RR of WI 10-12-1885
to Chicago Burlington & Northern RR 10-21-1885
completed 8-23-1886

Omaha Freight Yards

Wendover WY to Guernsey
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1913-15

Denver Utah & Pacific RR

Utah Jct to Longmont
Built by Denver Utah & Pacific RR 1880-81 as 36" gauge
abandoned ca1889-90

Burns Jct to Lafayette
Denver Utah & Pacific standard gauge
to CB&Q 1908

Lafayette to Longmont
Built by Denver Utah & Pacific RR 1889 standard gauge

Lafayette old line

Centennial Mine spur

Gladstone Mine spur

Columbia Mine spur

Longmont to Lyons
Built by Denver Utah & Pacific RR 1885

Towers Jct to Towers
Built by Denver Utah & Pacific RR 1887
to standard gauge 1890
to Stone Mountain RR & Quarry Co 1895
to Noland Land & Transfer Co

Lyons to quarry

Tampa to Sloan

Union CO to Brush Jct
Built by Denver & Montana RR 1900

Union CO to Sterling
CB&Q trackage rights on UP

Sterling CO to CO/NE State Line
Built by Denver & Montana RR 1900

Holyoke CO to CO/NE State Line

Holyoke CO to Sterling CO
Built by Colorado & Wyoming RR 1887

Sterling CO to CO/WY State Line
Built by Colorado & Wyoming RR 1887

CO/WY State Line to Cheyenne WY
Built by Cheyenne & Burlington RR 1887

Kirby WY to Orin Jct
Built by Big Horn RR 1909-14

Frannie Jct WY to Kirby WY
Built by Big Horn RR 1909-14

Warren MT to Fromberg MT
Built by Big Horn RR 1909-14

Cody WY to Warren MT
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1900-01

Kirby WY to Crosby WY

Kirby spur

Warren to Toluca MT
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1901

Huntley MT to MT/WY State Line
Built by Big Horn Southern RR 1894

Hardin to Kingley MT
CB&Q

Hardin existing
CB&Q

Laurel to Huntley
CB&Q trackage rights on Northern Pacific

Laurel MT to Silesia MT
CB&Q trackage rights on Northern Pacific Ry

Silesia MT to Bridger MT
CB&Q trackage rights on Northern Pacific Ry

Upton WY to WY/MT State Line
Built by Grand Island & Northern Wyoming RR 1890-94

Kleenburn WY spur

Sheridan to Fort MacKenzie WY

New Castle WY to Upton WY
Built by Grand Island & Northern Wyoming RR 1890

New Castle WY to SD/WY State Line
Built by Grand Island & Northern Wyoming RR 1899

New Castle WY to Cambria WY
Built by Grand Island & Northern Wyoming RR 1899

La Crosse spur

Edgar NE to Superior NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1886

West Alton MO to Alton IL
Built by Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt RR
controlled by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR

Des Moines Abandoned

Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR

NE/SD State Line to SD/WY State Line
Built by Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR 1888-89

Edgemont existing
Built by Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR 1890-91

Edgemont SD to Englewood SD
Built by Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR 1890-91

Grand Island NE to Whitman NE

Whitman NE to Crawford NE

Englewood SD to Spearfish SD
abandoned before 1961
route uncertain north of Spearfish Falls

Crawford NE to NE/SD State Line

Englewood SD to Deadwood SD

Victoria Spur

Crown Hill Spur

Hardscrabble Mine spur

Aztec Spur

Hanna Spur

Minekahta SD to Hot Springs SD

Deadwood Central RR

Englewood SD to Deadwood SD
Built by Deadwood Central RR as 36" gauge
dual gauge
electrified from Pluma to Deadwood 1902-1924

Pluma SD to Lead SD
Built by Deadwood Central RR 1889 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR control 1893
electrified 1902-1924
route uncertain

Kirk spur

Kirk SD to Whitetail Switch
Built by Deadwood Central RR 1891 as 36" gauge

Fantail Switch to Welcome
Built by Deadwood Central RR 1891 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR control 1893

Whitetail Switch to Nevada Gulch
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR control 1893
extended 0.34 miles 1895

Spur up Whitetail Gulch
Built by Deadwood Central RR 1895-96 as 36" gauge

wye

Carthage Jct to Carthage SD
Built by Deadwood Central RR 1891-93 as 36" gauge

Maggie Spur
Built by Deadwood Central RR as 36" gauge

Galena Jct to Galena SD

Gilt Edge Maid Mine Spur

Black Hills & Fort Pierre RR

Englewood SD to Lead SD
Built by Black Hills & Fort Pierre RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR control 7-28-1901
abandonment approved 1-6-1930

North Lead Line
Built by Black Hills & Fort Pierre RR 1881 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR control 7-28-1901
abandonment approved 1-6-1930
route very approximate

spur
very approximate

Whitetail Gulch spur

spur

Englewood SD to Bucks
Built by Black Hills & Fort Pierre RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR control 7-28-1901
abandonment approved 1-6-1930

Bucks to Calcite

Calcite to Piedmont

Bucks to Este

Este to Stage Barn

Stage Barn to Piedmont
Built by Black Hills & Fort Pierre RR 1902 36" gauge

Este to Merritt

Reno Spur

Reno Quarry Spur

Brownsville spur

Anthony Spur

CB&Q Sidings & Spurs

IL

Batavia

IA

Existing 2018

Des Moines

Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR

Abandoned

CB&Q Turntable

CB&Q Structures

Aurora to West Chicago

CB&Q Batavia Depot

Untitled Polygon

CB&Q Batavia Freight House

platform

Old CB&Q Des Moines depot

CB&Q Des Moines Freight House

Unloading Shed

shed roof

shed

unloading platform

roof overhang

CB&Q Des Moines Roundhouse