burlington route

burlington route

How fun would it have been to ride in this beauty? Taken at The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL.

13 thoughts on “burlington route

  1. This old train has a rather space age look to it. I like it!
    Years ago, my husband’s grandfather worked on the Burlington Route as a switchman. He got struck by lightning one day while he was working (back in 1937). If I didn’t have the photos, I would have a hard time believing that someone could live after a lightning strike to the head. But he did survive and he returned to his job on the Burlington Route. He must have loved his work, because I think (after that) I would have been to0 scared to do my job….any time I saw a storm blowing in. 😉 http://storieswithnobooks.com/2014/06/09/railroad-switchman-struck-by-lightning-1937/

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