. . . . . . . . "The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway (BCR&N) was a railroad that operated in the United States from 1876 to 1903. It was formed to take over the operations of the bankrupt Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railway, which was, in turn, the result of merging several predecessor lines, the construction of which began in 1869. The corporate headquarters were in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it had operations in Iowa and in Minnesota. It was succeeded by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway"@en . . "BCR&N herald.png"@en . . . . . . . "11458"^^ . "1901"^^ . . . . . "1869"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1869"^^ . . . . . . . "The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway (BCR&N) was a railroad that operated in the United States from 1876 to 1903. It was formed to take over the operations of the bankrupt Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railway, which was, in turn, the result of merging several predecessor lines, the construction of which began in 1869. The corporate headquarters were in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it had operations in Iowa and in Minnesota. It was succeeded by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. The original mainline ran from Burlington, Iowa via Cedar Rapids north to Albert Lea, Minnesota, with a perpetual lease of the 'Minneapolis Road' from there to Minneapolis. By 1882, branch lines had been built to Traer, Postville, Muscatine, Iowa City, and the coal mines of the What Cheer region, all in Iowa. Through passenger service was offered from Minneapolis to St. Louis in conjunction with the (later part of the CB&Q)."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1112412268"^^ . . "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway"@en . . . . "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "141"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1903"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1903"^^ . . . "27120933"^^ . . . . . .