Never Went Bankrupt...

...it only got absorbed into the, eventually, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The locomotive on the front of this post card used to work on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Here it is working for a Soo Line

special in 1962. It is a Pacific type of locomotive with the wheel classification of 4-6-2. I looked up the history of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on my favourite website: https://www.american-rails.com/cbq.html The article by Adam Burns is absolutely amazing, partly because he did so much research and partly because the history of this railroad is actually amazing. This railroad company existed for well over 100 years and in all that time, it never had to file for bankruptcy – a rare condition of railroads. Here is the title and author of the article that I strongly recommend that you read, along with the opening two paragraphs. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy: "Everywhere West" Last revised: June 10, 2023 By: Adam Burns Some railroads were seemingly destined to become strong, profitable operations. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy was one such example. Its history traces back to the pre-Civil War period when trains near or west of the Mississippi River remained a relative novelty. During the mid-19th century, the "Q's" earliest predecessor had established through service to Chicago and then spent the next several decades rapidly expanding. Its slogan, "Everywhere West," was quite befitting for this classic Midwestern granger. Again, I strongly recommend reading this article. https://www.american-rails.com/cbq.html

The post card was published by the mysterious Railcards.com.