Burlington Depot

Next to the locomotive on South Main is the Burlington's Railroad Depot constructed in 1944. Gold leaf letters 30 inches high spelling out “Burlington” once filled the eastern exterior wall of the building. The Depot waiting room ceiling is 24 feet high with windows measuring 20 1/2 feet x 17 feet. At one time 9 different railroad companies loaded and unloaded passengers here. The famous ZEPHYR was built in West Burlington and ran here North and South - East and West. Currently, daily service by Amtrak stops here for passengers going from Chicago to Emeryville, California.