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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 ...
WILDWOOD CREST— Police charged a Burlington County woman with three counts of aggravated assault on an officer for an incident arising out of a motor vehicle stop, Sgt. Ed Gorski ...
BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Days after the Mississippi River hit its crest in Burlington the waters were starting to recede. On Monday, June 3 the river stood eight feet over flood stage at just under 24 ...
Burlington police are investigating a homicide after officers found a teen's body Tuesday morning near railroad tracks.Officers said they were called to the 800 block of Railroad Street at about ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
YORKVILLE — Burlington and other areas of western Racine County could be getting Underground Railroad markers soon. While the locations have not been secured, the markers will be similar to the ...
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 ...
the engines abandoned; and the burlington railroad is tied up. engineers and firemen quit work, and render thousands of hands idle all along the line. share full article. feb. 28, 1888.
BURLINGTON — The city of Burlington is seeking a grant that would pay for a study of the city’s 16 railroad crossings.
WILDWOOD CREST— Police charged a Burlington County woman with three counts of aggravated assault on an officer for an incident arising out of a motor vehicle stop, Sgt. Ed Gorski ...