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| | Burlington Route |
 | | The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, commonly called the Burlington, was a major midwestern railroad system that had its origins in 1849 as the Aurora Branch Railroad. |
 | | The area was becoming agriculturally developed, especially with cotton and wheat, and the Burlington was eager to compete for the traffic. |
 | | The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, and the Pacific Coast merged on March 2, 1970, under the name Burlington Northern, Incorporated. |
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