Burlington and Northwestern Railway
The Burlington and Northwestern Railway (B&NW) was a narrow gauge railroad system in Iowa that operated during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It connected Burlington, Iowa with branches to Washington and Oskaloosa, Iowa. Incorporated in 1875 as the Burlington and Northwestern Narrow Gauge Railway Company, it began carrying traffic in 1876, when it also dropped 'narrow gauge' from its corporate name. The line reached Washington in 1880, operating over of track. In 1881, the Burlington and Western Railway Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) was formed to connect the line to Oskaloosa, completed in 1883. For two decades, both lines were operated as a single system, until on June 20, 1902, the system was widened to standard gauge and the B&NW was adsorbed by the B&W. Later that year, the system was leased to the CB&Q, and in 1903, the entire system was deeded to the CB&Q.

The B&NW-B&W system was one of only two narrow-gauge lines in Iowa to survive into the 20th Century. Only the Bellevue and Cascade lasted longer.
Q1112477
narrow gauge
Concept
Q1546
Iowa
LOC
Q580182
Burlington, Iowa
LOC
Q989456
Washington
LOC
Q984370
Oskaloosa, Iowa
LOC
Q1071790
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
ORG
Q1999572
standard gauge
Concept
None
Bellevue and Cascade
UNK
Q96374136
Burlington and Northwestern Railway
ORG
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DATE
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DATE
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DATE
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headquarters location