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Nebraska State Map

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

Ellinor KS to KS/NE State Line
162.73 miles
Built by Chicago Kansas & Western RR 1886-88

Chicago & Northwestern

Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha

Omaha NE to Tekamah NE
42.10 miles
Built by Omaha & Northwestern RR 1870-76
to Omaha & Northern Nebraska Ry 8-8-1879
to Sioux City & Nebraska RR 2-11-1890
to Saint Paul & Sioux City RR
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Tekamah NE to Oakland NE
15.76 miles
Built by Omaha & Northern Nebraska Ry 1879
to Sioux City & Nebraska RR 2-11-1880
to Saint Paul & Sioux City RR
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972
abandoned

Oakland NE to Coburn Jct NE
53.51 miles miles
Built by ???
to Sioux City & Nebraska RR
to Saint Paul & Sioux City RR
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Ponca NE to Covington NE
Built by Covington Columbus & Black Hills RR 1877 as 36" gauge
to Sioux City & Nebraska RR 12-31-1879
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881

Rice's Point to Duluth MN

Randolph NE to Bloomfield NE
Built by Randolph & Northeastern Nebraska RR 1890

Randolph NE to Wayne NE
Built by Northeastern Nebraska RR 1886

Wakefield NE to Hartington NE
Built by Sioux City & Nebraska RR 1883
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry

Emerson NE to Norfolk NE
Construction started by Sioux City & Nebraska RR
completed by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 1880

Hartington NE to Crofton WI
Built by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 1906

Ponca NE to Newcastle NE
Built by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 1893

Newcastle NE to Wynot NE
Built by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 1907

Debolt NE to South Cut

Winona & Saint Peter RR

Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR

Valentine NE to Rapid City SD
Built by Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR 1885-86
to Chicago & North Western Ry 2-18-1908

Neligh NE to Valentine NE
Built by Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR 1881-83
to Chicago & North Western Ry 2-18-1908
abandoned

Wisner NE to Neligh NE
Built by Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR 1879-80
to Chicago & North Western Ry 2-18-1908
abandoned

Wisner NE to Hooper NE

Hooper NE to Freemont NE

Dakota Jct NE to Crawford NE
Built by Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR 1886
to Union Pacific

Crawford NE to NE/WY State Line
Built by Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR 1886

Norfolk Jct NE to Creighton NE

Creighton NE to Verdigre NE
Built by Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR 1888

Verdigre NE to Bonesteel SD

Scribner NE to Oakdale NE

Fremont NE to Lincoln NE

Platte River Jct to Hastings NE

Superior NE to Linwood NE

North Pit spur

gravel pit spur

California Jct IA to Fremont NE
Built by Sioux City & Pacific RR 1869
to Union Pacific

Arlington NE to Omaha NE

Clinton IA to Fulton IL
Built by Albany Railroad Bridge Co 1860-65
leased by Chicago & North Western Ry
new bridge built 1909

Des Moines abandoned
Construction started by Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1866 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Minnesota RR 9-9-1873
to standard gauge 1874
to Des Moines & Minneapolis RR 7-31-1877
to Union Pacific

Clinton IA to Lyons IA
Built by Chicago Iowa & Nebraska RR 1869
abandoned by 1959

Irvington NE to Omaha Stock Yards

Chicago Burlington & Quincy

East Burlington to Burlington IA
Built by CB&Q 1867-68

E Plattsmouth NE to Kearney NE
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR in NE 1869-72

Kenesaw NE to Holdrege NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1883

Holdrege NE to Oxford NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1884

Hastings NE to NE/CO State Line
Built by Republican Valley RR 1878-1882
Sold to CB&Q 6-1-1886

Lincoln NE to Columbus NE
Built by Lincoln & Northwestern RR 1879-80

Seward NE to York NE
Built by Nebraska Ry 1876-77

York NE to Aurora NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1879-81

Aurora NE to Grand Island NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1884
Sold to CB&Q 6-1-1886

Grand Island NE to Whitman NE
Built by Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR 1886-87

Orleans NE to KS/NE State Line
Built by Oxford & Kansas RR 1887

Republican NE to KS/NE State Line
Built by Republican Valley & Kansas RR 1885
to Republican Valley, Kansas & Southwestern RR 1-28-1886

Lester NE to Endicott NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1879-81
Sold to CB&Q 6-1-1886

Endicott NE to Beatrice NE

Odell NE to Concordia KS
Built by Chicago Iowa & Kansas RR 1883-84
to Chicago Nebraska & Kansas RR 11-28-1884

Whitman NE to Crawford NE
Built by Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR 1887-89

Crawford NE to NE/SD State Line
Built by Grand Island & Wyoming Central RR 1888-89

Alliance NE to Guernsey WY
Built by Nebraska Wyoming & Western RR 1899-1900

Northport NE to NE/CO State Line
Built by Nebraska Wyoming & Western RR 1899-1900

Mitchell NE to Porter NE

Scottsbluff NE to Mintle NE

Bayard NE to Carlson NE

Prinz NE to Perrin NE

Sioux City to O'Neill NE
Built by Nebraska & Western Ry 1889-90
to Sioux City O'Neill & Western Ry 12-1-1891
to Sioux City & Western Ry 6-28-1899

Ashland NE to Laketon (Sioux City)
Built by Sioux City & Western Ry 1905-06

Oreapolis NE to LaPlatte NE
Built by Omaha & South Western RR 1871

Omaha NE to LaPlatte NE
Built by Omaha & South Western RR 1870

Omaha NE to Schuyler NE
Built by Omaha & North Platte RR 1886-87

Chalco NE to Yutan NE

Papio NE to Gilmore Jct NE

Culbertson NE to Imperial NE
Built by Republican Valley & Wyoming RR 1887-92

DeWitt NE to Venango NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1883-87

Flynn Jct NE to Long Island KS

Aurora NE to Hastings NE

Aurora NE to Central City NE

Central City NE to Ericson NE
Built by Lincoln & Black Hills RR 1887

Greeley Center NE to Burwell NE
Built by Lincoln & Black Hills RR 1887

Palmer NE to Arcadia NE
Built by Lincoln & Black Hills RR 1887

Arcadia NE to Sargent NE

Fairfield NE to Stromsburg NE
Built by Kansas City & Omaha RR 1886-87
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Kansas City & Omaha Ry 9-28-1896
to Burlington & Missouri River RR 7-1-1902
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 2-15-1908

McCool Jct NE to KC&O Jct (Hendrix) NE
Built by Kansas City & Omaha RR 1886-87
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Kansas City & Omaha Ry 9-28-1896
to Burlington & Missouri River RR 7-1-1902
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 2-15-1908

Alma Jct NE to Alma NE
Built by Kansas City & Omaha RR 1886-87
controlled by Union Pacific RR
to Kansas City & Omaha Ry 9-28-1896
to Burlington & Missouri River RR 7-1-1902
to Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 2-15-1908

Strang NE to Fairmont NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1885-86

Strang NE to Chester NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1883-86

Crete NE to Beatrice NE
Built by Omaha & South Western RR 1874

Nebraska City to Seward NE
Built by Midland Pacific Ry 1869-73
to Nebraska Ry 7-9-1875

Nebraska City to Eddy's Switch NE
Built by Midland Pacific Ry 1874-75
to Nebraska Ry 7-9-1875

Brownville NE to Eddy's Switch NE
Built by Brownville Fort Kearney & Pacific RR 1872
to Nebraska Ry 7-9-1875

Brownville NE to Nemaha NE
Built by Nebraska Ry 1878

Salem NE to Nemaha NE
Built by Republican Valley RR 1883

Nemaha NE to Beatrice NE

Lincoln NE to Falls City NE
Built by Atchison & Nebraska RR 1871-72

Rulo NE to Falls City NE
Built by Burlington & Southwestern Ry
to Atchison & Nebraska RR 1871

Rulo NE to NE/KS State Line
Built by Atchison Lincoln & Columbus RR 1871
to Atchison & Nebraska RR 8-10-1871

Preston NE to SE

Table Rock NE to Wymore NE

Payne IA to Nebraska City NE
Built by Council Bluffs & St Joseph RR 1868
to St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 4-5-1869
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 5-19-1870

Keokuk IA to Buena Vista IA
Built by St Louis Keokuk & Southwestern Ry 1881-82
to St Louis Keokuk & Southwestern RR 1-7-1888

Omaha Freight Yards

Edgar NE to Superior NE
Built by Nebraska & Colorado RR 1886

Wallace to Nebraska Public Power Plant
Built by Burlington Northern

New alignment

Lincoln

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific

Rock Island Routes

South Omaha to Hallam NE
Built by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 1892

Horton KS to Colorado Springs CO
Built by Chicago Kansas & Nebraska Ry 1883

Hallam NE to Jansen NE
Built by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 1892
to Union Pacific RR

Fairbury NE to Nelson NE
Built by Chicago Kansas & Nebraska Ry 1887
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-10-1891

Illinois Central

Omaha NE

Missouri Pacific

KS/NE State Line to Prosser NE
Built by Pacific Ry Co in Nebraska ca1887
route west of Hastings uncertain

Kansas City to Virginia NE
Built as Kansas City Wyandotte & Northwestern RR ca1887
to MP 1894
abandoned 1920s

NE

KS/NE State Line to Auburn Jct NE

Auburn Jct to Talmage NE

Talmage NE to Crete NE

Talmage NE to Weeping Water NE

Weeping Water NE to Omaha Jct NE

Omaha Jct to Louisville NE

Louisville NE to Omaha NE

Auburn Jct to Nebraska City NE

Nebraska City to Union NE

Union NE to Gilmore Jct
Built by Omaha Southern Ry ca1890

Union NE to Weeping Water NE

Omaha Jct to Lincoln NE

Omaha Belt Ry

Omaha Belt

Union Pacific

North Platte NE to Council Bluffs IA
Built by Union Pacific RR 1864-72

Omaha to Lane
"Lane Cut-Off"
Built by South Omaha & Western RR 1905-1908

Omaha
Built by Union Pacific RR 1864-72

Union Pacific
- constr 1865

WY/NE State Line to North Platte NE
Built by Union Pacific RR 1864-72

Cedar Rapids NE to Spaulding NE
Built by Union Pacific RR 1902
---- leased to Nebraska Central RR 6-27-1993
See http://utahrails.net/up/orv.php

Omaha & Republican Valley Ry

Omaha Niobrara & Black Hills RR

Columbus NE to Norfolk NE
Built by Omaha, Niobrara & Black Hills RR 1880-86
---to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry Co in Nebraska 6-26-1886
---to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry 10-4-1898
---to Union Pacific RR 10-1898
---- leased to Nebraska Central RR 6-27-1993
See http://utahrails.net/up/orv.php

Norfolk NE abandoned
Built by Omaha, Niobrara & Black Hills RR 1880-86
to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry Co in Nebraska 6-26-1886
to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry 10-4-1898
to Union Pacific RR 10-1898
See http://utahrails.net/up/orv.php

Oconee NE to Albion NE
Built by Omaha, Niobrara & Black Hills RR 1880
---to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry Co in Nebraska 6-26-1886
---to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry 10-4-1898
---to Union Pacific RR 10-1898
---- leased to Nebraska Central RR 6-27-1993

Genoa NE to Cedar Rapids NE
Built by Omaha, Niobrara & Black Hills RR 1884
---to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry Co in Nebraska 6-26-1886
---to Omaha & Republican Valley Ry 10-4-1898
---to Union Pacific RR 10-1898

Omaha & Republican Valley RR

Stromsburg NE to Rising City NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR 1879

Brainard NE to Rising City NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR 1877

Valparaiso NE to Brainard NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR 1877
--- abandoned

Valley NE to Valparaiso NE

Beatrice NE to NE/KS State Line
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR 1879-80
--- abandoned

Lincoln NE to Beatrice NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR 1883-84
--- abandoned

Valparaiso NE to Lincoln NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR 1879-80

Grand Island NE to St Paul NE

St Paul NE to Ord NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR
completed 10-1882

Scotia Jct to Scotia NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR

Boelus NE to Pleasanton NE
Built by Omaha & Republican Valley Ry Co in Nebraska 1887-1890
---- abandoned 1947

St Paul NE to Loup City NE
Built by Omaha & Rebublican Valley RR
completed 5-1886
---- abandoned

Stromsburg NE to Central City NE
Built by Union Pacific RR 1906

St Joseph & Grand Island Ry

Hastings NE to Grand Island NE
Built by Hastings & Grand Island RR 1879
---to St Joseph & Western RR 2-18-1880
to Union Pacific RR control 1880
---to Grand Island & Marysville RR 1885
---to St Joseph & Grand Island RR 6-22-1885
---to Grand Island Hastings & Southeastern RR 10-13-1893
---to St Joseph & Grand Island Ry 2-22-1897
to Harriman control 1902
to Union Pacific RR control 1906
---leased to Union Pacific RR 1-1-1936
---abandoned
see http://utahrails.net/up/st-joseph-grand-island.php

Grand Island existing
Built by Hastings & Grand Island RR 1879
---to St Joseph & Western RR 2-18-1880
to Union Pacific RR control 1880
---to Grand Island & Marysville RR 1885
---to St Joseph & Grand Island RR 6-22-1885
---to Grand Island Hastings & Southeastern RR 10-13-1893
---to St Joseph & Grand Island Ry 2-22-1897
to Harriman control 1902
---leased to Union Pacific RR 1-1-1936
see http://utahrails.net/up/st-joseph-grand-island.php

Hastings abandoned
Built by St Joseph & Denver City RR 1872
---to Kansas & Nebraska Ry 6-18-1875
---to St Joseph & Western RR 4-21-1877
---to Grand Island & Marysville RR 1885
---to St Joseph & Grand Island RR 6-22-1885
---to Grand Island Hastings & Southeastern RR 10-13-1893
---to St Joseph & Grand Island Ry 2-22-1897
to Harriman control 1902
---leased to Union Pacific RR 1-1-1936
---abandoned
see http://utahrails.net/up/st-joseph-grand-island.php

Hastings NE to NE/KS State Line
Built by St Joseph & Denver City RR 1872
---to Kansas & Nebraska Ry 6-18-1875

Hastings NE to Gibbon Jct NE
"Gibbon Cut-Off"
Built by Hastings & Northwestern RR 1912-14
to Union Pacific RR 12-28-1917

Kearney existing
Built by Kearney & Black Hills Ry 1890
to Union Pacific RR 10-4-1898
see http://utahrails.net/up/kearney.php

Kearney NE to Callaway NE
Built by Kearney & Black Hills Ry 1890
to Union Pacific RR 10-4-1898
see http://utahrails.net/up/kearney.php

Callaway NE to Stapleton NE
Built by Union Pacific RR 1912
see http://utahrails.net/up/kearney.php

O'Fallons NE to Brogansville NE

Brogansville NE to Lewellen NE new route
Built by Union Pacific RR when lake built

Lewellen NE to Lutherville NE

Lutherville NE to Oshkosh NE

Oshkosh NE to Northport NE

Northport NE to Haig NE

Haig NE to NE/WY State Line

Gering NE existing

Gering NE to Riford NE

Mathers Spur

Lyman NE to Janise NE

Sears NE to Stegall NE

Brogansville NE to Lewellen NE Old Line
abandoned when lake built

Lane NE to Papillon NE

Papillon NE to Gilmore NE

Gilmore Jct to Gilmore NE

Kansas City & Omaha RR

UP spur to Nebraska Public Power Plant
Built by Union Pacific RR ca1993