Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 — Attraction in Vancouver

Its Its historical lineage begins in the earliest days of railroading with the chartering in 1848 of the Chicago and Aurora Railroad, a direct ancestor line of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, which lends Burlington to the names of various merger-produced successors.

Burlington Northern acquired the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on December 31, 1996, to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (later renamed BNSF Railway), which was owned by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation. That corporation was purchased by Berkshire Hathaway in 2009. Which is controlled by investor...

I've never been on this bridge, as I do not have my driver's license for trains. But when I do, I'll ask to drive a train on this bridge, as that seems like a fun time. In the meantime, I will enjoy looking at this bridge from afar, sipping cognac, smoking a pipe and watching my favorite show,...

Cool historic swing bridge! When completed in 1908, it became the first bridge of any type across the Columbia. Designed by famous bridge engineer, Ralph Modjeski, the same designer of several others nearby including the Broadway Bridge in downtown Portland. Good...