Burlington
Northern Railroad - (en)
The Burlington Northern was the product of a March 2, 1970 merger
comprising the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway, the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and the Spokane, Portland and
Seattle Railway. Consent for this merger came only on the fourth attempt
dating back to the days of James J. Hill, but for many years they shared a
headquarters building in Saint Paul, Minnesota until the merger was
finally approved. On November 21, 1980, the former St. Louis - San
Francisco Railway was acquired. In 1981 corporate headquarters of parent
Burlington Northern Inc. were moved to Seattle, Washington, and in 1988,
after its non-rail operations were spun off as Burlington Resources, to
Fort Worth, Texas.
On December 31, 1996, the Burlington Northern merged with the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe
Railway.
