In 1948, the Federation for Railway Progress awarded the Burlington the Passenger Service Award for 1947. By the 1950s, the passenger rail business was suffering an irreversible decline.

Not surprisingly, they were termed "Silverliners," and this nomenclature has survived the Budd Co.'s exit from the railroad passenger-car business. In retrospect, the Burlington Route embraced the ...

Trains might roll through area towns at a faster rate if Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway proceeds with a proposal it outlined for the Meeker County Board of Commissioners. The railroad ...

Amtrak’s Charlotte to Raleigh Piedmont service is a three-hour trip with stops in Cary, Durham, Greensboro, Kannapolis, Burlington ... to invest in passenger rail we can unlock new markets ...

In 1948, the Federation for Railway Progress awarded the Burlington the Passenger Service Award for 1947. By the 1950s, the passenger rail business was suffering an irreversible decline.