Letters and Documents from the Development of Western Railroad Lines, Late 1800s to Early 1900s.
United States: 1876–1936. Forty-two letters with several miscellaneous documents (circulars, stock offerings, etc.). The Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) was formed in 1855 by a consolidation of several other western railroad companies. The company and its subsidiaries, known for their sleek diesel Zephyr trains, operated extensively throughout the midwest.....

