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The '''Burlington and Missouri River Railroad''' (B&MR) was an American railroad company incorporated in [[Iowa]] in 1852, with [[Burlington Headquarters Building|headquarters]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. It was developed to build a railroad across the state of Iowa and began operations in 1856. It was acquired by the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] in 1872.
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The '''Burlington and Missouri River Railroad''' (B&MR) or sometimes (B&M) was an American railroad company incorporated in [[Iowa]] in 1852, with [[Burlington Headquarters Building|headquarters]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. It was developed to build a railroad across the state of Iowa and began operations in 1856. It was acquired by the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] in 1872, and kept serving as its subsidiary.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Burlington Missouri River Railroad Burlington stock certificate.jpg|thumb|left|Stock certificate for the B&MR]]
[[File:Burlington and Missouri River Railroad locomotive (1886).jpg|thumb|left|The first train to arrive in [[Broken Bow, Nebraska]], August 26, 1886]]
[[File:Burlington Missouri River Railroad Burlington stock certificate.jpg|thumb|right|B&MR Stock certificate, cancelled 1872]]
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The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was incorporated in [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]], [[Iowa]], in 1852. It commenced operations on January 1, 1856 with only a few miles of track. In 1857 it connected to [[Ottumwa]], followed by [[Murray, Iowa|Murray]] in 1858. It finally reached the [[Missouri River]] in November 1859. It used wood-burning locomotives and wooden passenger cars.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}}
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[[File:Burlington Missouri River Railroad Burlington world.jpg|thumb|right|Map showing connections to harbors via the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1888]]
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The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was incorporated in [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]], [[Iowa]] in 1852. It commenced operations on January 1, 1856, with only a few miles of track. In 1857 it connected to [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa]], followed by [[Murray, Iowa|Murray]] in 1868. It finally reached the [[Missouri River]] in November 1859. It used wood-burning locomotives and wooden passenger cars.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}}


After the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] (CB&Q) finished a bridge crossing the [[Mississippi River]] at Burlington, it connected to the B&MR.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} By 1868 B&MR operated 13 locomotives and 429 cars, mostly freight, with [[net earnings]] of $299,850 in 1867. After the interest on loans, this meant a total [[net profit]] of $6,749.{{sfn|Poor|1868|p=323}}
After the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] (CB&Q) finished a bridge crossing the [[Mississippi River]] at Burlington, it connected to the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} By 1868 the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad operated 13 locomotives and 429 cars, mostly freight, with [[net earnings]] of $299,850 in 1867. After the interest on loans, this meant a total [[net profit]] of $6,749.{{sfn|Poor|1868|p=323}}
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[[File:Burlington Missouri River Railroad Burlington world.jpg|thumb|A map showing connections to harbors via the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad]]


A sub-branch of the railroad was founded in [[Nebraska]] in 1869,{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} with rails first entering the state in 1870 via [[Plattsmouth, Nebraska|Plattsmouth]].{{sfn|NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON}} That summer, the railroad reached [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], the recently designated state capital.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} It later continued to lay rails westward and eventually joining with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] on September 3, 1872 at [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]]; this had the effect of linking traffic from southern Nebraska to the rest of the continent.{{sfn|NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON}} That same year it began advertising "millions of acres of cheap land" as an incentive to prospective settlers to Iowa and Nebraska.{{sfn|LOC, An American}}
A sub-branch of the railroad was founded in [[Nebraska]] in 1869,{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} with rails first entering the state in 1870 via [[Plattsmouth, Nebraska|Plattsmouth]].{{sfn|NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON}} That summer, the railroad reached [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], the recently designated state capital.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} It later continued to lay rails westward and eventually joining with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] on September 3, 1872, at [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]]; this had the effect of linking traffic from southern Nebraska to the rest of the continent.{{sfn|NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON}} That same year it began advertising "millions of acres of cheap land" as an incentive to prospective settlers to Iowa and Nebraska.{{sfn|LOC, An American}}
[[File:Burlington and Missouri River Railroad roundhouse and shop in 1903 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska - LOC sanborn05135 002-1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Burlington and Missouri River Railroad roundhouse and shop in 1903 map in Alliance, Nebraska]]
The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1872. At the time, it had begun laying tracks to [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]; this line was finished by the CB&Q ten years later.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}}


The B&MR was acquired by the CB&Q in 1872. At the time, it had begun laying tracks to [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]; this line was finished by the CB&Q ten years later.{{sfn|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} After being acquired by the CB&Q, the B&MR served as its subsidiary, operating several lines in the [[Black Hills]], including those acquired when CB&Q took over the [[Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad]].{{sfn|Mitchell|2009|p=294}}
After being acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad served as its subsidiary, operating several lines in the [[Black Hills]], including those acquired when Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad took over the [[Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad]] in 1901.{{sfn|Mitchell|2009|p=294}}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Railroads in Omaha]]
* [[Railroads in Omaha]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/burlington_missouri_rr.htm |title=THE BURLINGTON & MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD | date=June 4, 2004 |publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society |ref={{harvid|NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON}}|accessdate=September 7, 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/burlington_missouri_rr.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040702102629/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/burlington_missouri_rr.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 2, 2004 |title=THE BURLINGTON & MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD | date=June 4, 2004 |publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society |ref={{harvid|NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON}}|access-date=September 7, 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/rbpebib:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28rbpe+13401300%29%29 |title=An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera |publisher=Library of Congress |ref={{harvid|LOC, An American}} |accessdate=September 9, 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/rbpebib:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28rbpe+13401300%29%29 |title=An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera |publisher=Library of Congress |ref={{harvid|LOC, An American}} |access-date=September 9, 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.burlingtonroute.com/cbq.html |title=About the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad | date=2007 |publisher=Burlington Route Historical Society |ref={{harvid|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} |accessdate=September 7, 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.burlingtonroute.com/cbq.html |title=About the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad |date=2007 |publisher=Burlington Route Historical Society |ref={{harvid|BRHS 2004, About the Chicago}} |access-date=September 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308194515/http://www.burlingtonroute.com/cbq.html |archive-date=March 8, 2014 }}
* {{cite book |title=Nuggets to Neutrinos : the Homestake Story |last1=Mitchell |first1=Steven T.|year=2009 |publisher=Xlibris|location=United States |isbn=978-1-4415-7067-3 |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=qZKGnfPIvWUC |ref=harv |accessdate=}}
* {{cite book |title=Nuggets to Neutrinos : the Homestake Story |last1=Mitchell |first1=Steven T.|year=2009 |publisher=Xlibris|location=United States |isbn=978-1-4415-7067-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qZKGnfPIvWUC }}
* {{cite book |title=Poor's Manual of Railroads |last1=Poor |first1=Henry Varnum|year=1868 |publisher=H. V. & H. W. Poor|location=New York |oclc=247158189 |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=vohS7PpusAQC |ref=harv |accessdate=}}
* {{cite book |title=Poor's Manual of Railroads |last1=Poor |first1=Henry Varnum|year=1868 |publisher=H. V. & H. W. Poor|location=New York |oclc=247158189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vohS7PpusAQC }}
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 21 June 2024

Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1882

The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (B&MR) or sometimes (B&M) was an American railroad company incorporated in Iowa in 1852, with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. It was developed to build a railroad across the state of Iowa and began operations in 1856. It was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1872, and kept serving as its subsidiary.

History

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The first train to arrive in Broken Bow, Nebraska, August 26, 1886
B&MR Stock certificate, cancelled 1872
Map showing connections to harbors via the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1888

The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was incorporated in Burlington, Iowa in 1852. It commenced operations on January 1, 1856, with only a few miles of track. In 1857 it connected to Ottumwa, followed by Murray in 1868. It finally reached the Missouri River in November 1859. It used wood-burning locomotives and wooden passenger cars.[1]

After the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) finished a bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Burlington, it connected to the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.[1] By 1868 the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad operated 13 locomotives and 429 cars, mostly freight, with net earnings of $299,850 in 1867. After the interest on loans, this meant a total net profit of $6,749.[2]

A sub-branch of the railroad was founded in Nebraska in 1869,[1] with rails first entering the state in 1870 via Plattsmouth.[3] That summer, the railroad reached Lincoln, the recently designated state capital.[1] It later continued to lay rails westward and eventually joining with the Union Pacific Railroad on September 3, 1872, at Kearney; this had the effect of linking traffic from southern Nebraska to the rest of the continent.[3] That same year it began advertising "millions of acres of cheap land" as an incentive to prospective settlers to Iowa and Nebraska.[4]

Burlington and Missouri River Railroad roundhouse and shop in 1903 map in Alliance, Nebraska

The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1872. At the time, it had begun laying tracks to Denver, Colorado; this line was finished by the CB&Q ten years later.[1]

After being acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad served as its subsidiary, operating several lines in the Black Hills, including those acquired when Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad took over the Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad in 1901.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e BRHS 2004, About the Chicago.
  2. ^ Poor 1868, p. 323.
  3. ^ a b NSHS 2004, THE BURLINGTON.
  4. ^ LOC, An American.
  5. ^ Mitchell 2009, p. 294.

Further reading

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
  • "THE BURLINGTON & MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD". Nebraska State Historical Society. June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on July 2, 2004. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  • "An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  • "About the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad". Burlington Route Historical Society. 2007. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  • Mitchell, Steven T. (2009). Nuggets to Neutrinos : the Homestake Story. United States: Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4415-7067-3.
  • Poor, Henry Varnum (1868). Poor's Manual of Railroads. New York: H. V. & H. W. Poor. OCLC 247158189.
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