BURLINGTON, Iowa -- The city of Burlington has been preparing for a Mississippi River crest of 24.1 feet forecast for Saturday, with public works crews installing additional HESCO barriers where ...

Burlington is on track to see its first flood since 2020 this week as the Mississippi River is predicted to rise to 15.2 feet. The National Weather Service Quad Cities predicts that the river will ...

Burlington’s new permanent flood wall is facing its first test with the national weather service forecasting a crest of 23.5 feet sometime on Friday.

The spring fundraiser for the Aurora Historical Society will be a celebration of the 170th anniversary of the Burlington Railroad in Aurora.The event on April 28 will include drinks, a buffet ...

The Rutland and Burlington Railroad. Share full article. April 26, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 26, 1862, Page 1 Buy Reprints.

If the glory years of the Burlington Railroad began in 1934, with the Burlington Zephyr's phenomenal Dawn-to-Dusk run, surely they culminated in 1949, with the arrival of the California Zephyr ...

Donated by: BNSF Railway (formerly on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) Original Location: Burlington, Iowa and Gulf Port, Illinois over the Mississippi River Year Built: 1893 (Opened to ...