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Railroads In Omaha
Railroads in Omaha, Nebraska, have been integral to the growth and development of the city, the state of Nebraska, the Western United States and the entire United States. The convergence of many railroad forces upon the city was by happenstance and synergy, as none of the Omaha leaders had a comprehensive strategy for bringing railroads to the city. History Omaha was not supposed to be the center of the First transcontinental railroad; its neighbor across the Missouri River, Council Bluffs, Iowa was. In July 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law, which chartered a new organization called the Union Pacific Railroad. It was authorized to build a single line west from an "initial point" at the 100-degree meridian (near present-day Lexington, Nebraska). While the legislation seemed to favor Omaha, in 1863 Lincoln issued an executive order designating the terminal at Council Bluffs. Thomas C. Durant, the first head of the Union Pacific, arbitrarily de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad)
The Overland Route was a train route operated jointly by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad / Southern Pacific Railroad, between Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska, and San Francisco, California, over the grade of the first transcontinental railroad (aka the ''"Pacific Railroad"'') which had been opened on May 10, 1869. Passenger trains that operated over the line included the ''Overland Flyer'', later renamed the ''Overland Limited'', which also included a connection to Chicago. Although these passenger rail trains are no longer in operation, the Overland Route remains a common name for the line from Northern California to Chicago, now owned entirely by the Union Pacific. History The name harkens back to the Central Overland Route, a stagecoach line operated by the ''Overland Mail Company'' between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Virginia City, Nevada, from 1861 to 1866, when Wells Fargo & Company took over the stagecoach's operation. Wells Fargo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forts In Nebraska
The following is a list of current and former forts in Nebraska. {, class="wikitable" !align="center" colspan="6", Military instillations in Nebraska ''alphabetical order'' , - ! Name ! Location ! Period , - , Alkali Station , , , - , Armas de Francia , , , - , Fort Atkinson , Fort Calhoun , 1819-1827 , - , Camp Atlanta , Atlanta , 1943-1946 , - , Camp Augur , , , - , Beauvais Station Post , , , - , Fort Beaver Valley , , , - , Fort Bellevue , , , - , Bordeaux Trading Post , near Chadron , , - , Cabanné's Post , Omaha , 1822-1840 , - , Fort Calhoun , Fort Calhoun , , - , Fort Carlos , , , - , Fort Charles , , , - , Fort Childs , , , - , Fort Clarke , , , - , Columbia Fur Co. Post , , , - , Columbus Post , , , - , Fort Cottonwood , near Maxwell , , - , Post Cottonwood Springs , , , - , Camp Council Bluff , , , - , Cantonment Council Bluffs , , , - , Fort Crook , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha Quartermaster Depot
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051. Omaha is the anchor of the eight-county, bi-state Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha Metropolitan Area is the 58th-largest in the United States, with a population of 967,604. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) totaled 1,004,771, according to 2020 estimates. Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a radius of Downtown Omaha. It is ranked as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, which in 2020 gave it "sufficiency" status. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha, Abilene And Wichita Railway
The Omaha, Abilene and Wichita Railway was organized on July 7, 1885, as an extension of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. It went from St. Joseph, Missouri through Topeka, Kansas to Wichita, then connecting to Beatrice, Nebraska.(1886"Arkansas City Republican".Retrieved 8/22/07. The franchises of the company were sold to the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railroad, a newly created Rock Island subsidiary, in 1886. See also * History of Omaha The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian C ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Omaha Abilene Wichita Railway Defunct Kansas railroads History of Omaha, Nebraska Predecessors of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Railway companies established in 1885 Railway companies disestablished in 1886 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha And South Western Railroad
The Omaha and South Western Railroad was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, carrying the CB&Q from the west to Omaha, Nebraska starting in the 1860s. The railroad line is still in operation by the BNSF Railway, successor to the CB&Q; Amtrak trains also operate over the line. The town of La Platte in Sarpy County was laid out by the Omaha and Southwestern Railroad in 1870, and was named for the surrounding Platte River The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itself ... valley. Retrieved 8/22/07. References {{DEFAULTSO ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha And Republican Valley Railway
The Omaha and Republican Valley Railway was a branch line of the Union Pacific that crossed Nebraska. Traversing several counties, including Buffalo County, the Railway was the impetus for several settlements, and upon its demise, several ghost towns. The Railway ran from Boelus to South Ravenna, to Poole and on to Pleasanton, Nebraska.Howell, A.S. (1981"Sartoria, a little ghost town", ''Buffalo Tales''. Buffalo County Historical Society. Retrieved 8/22/07. About In 1880, the Omaha and Republican Valley Railway Company was consolidated with the Omaha, Niobrara and Black Hills Railroad Company, and in 1886 was consolidated again with the Blue Valley Railroad. Trains started traveling along the Omaha and Republican Valley Railroad in 1890, with Pleasanton as the terminus Terminus may refer to: * Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination * Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination Geography *Terminus, the unofficial or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha Southern Railroad
The Omaha Southern Railway was a subsidiary corporation owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. In 1891 the railroad bought a plot of land south of Plattsmouth, Nebraska that caused speculation in the town about the location of a railyard there. The railroad was also subject to a period study of subsidies it received from local and state governments.(Tingley, C.E. (1892) "Bond Subsidies to Railroads in Nebraska", ''Quarterly Journal of Economics. 6''(3) pp. 346-352. See also * Omaha and Southern Interurban Railway * History of Nebraska The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 18 ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Omaha Southern Railway Railway lines in Omaha, Nebraska Missouri Pacific Railroad Defunct Nebraska railroads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha, Lincoln And Beatrice Railway
The Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway , "The Big Red Line", was founded in 1903 as an attempt to carry passengers between the three Nebraska cities. Although it never extended outside Lincoln, the OL&B currently exists as a Class III switching railroad in Lincoln. It has been owned by NEBCO, Inc. since 1929. Operations OL&B loads grain for ADM and Ag Processing Inc, delivers lumber to Lincoln Lumber Company, and interchanges between BNSF and Union Pacific. They also operate a shop for car repairs and provide mobile car repair and track maintenance. Known customers Customers of the railway included: * Lincoln Lumber Company ** Lincoln Lumber sits on what is left of the Union-Lincoln branch of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It was purchased from Union Pacific The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha Road
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or ''Omaha Road'' was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway. The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) gained control in 1882. The C&NW leased the Omaha Road in 1957 and merged the company into itself in 1972. Portions of the C. St. P. M. and O. are part of the Union Pacific Railroad network. This includes main lines from Wyeville, Wisconsin, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. Paul to Sioux City, Iowa. History St. Paul to Elroy (Eastern Division) The West Wisconsin Railway was authorized in 1876 to build from St. Paul, Minnesota through to reach the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad at Elroy, Wisconsin. In 1878 the bankrupt West Wisconsin Railway was acquired by the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway. This main line from the junction with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha Stockyards
The Union Stockyards of Omaha, Nebraska, were founded in 1883 in South Omaha by the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha. A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were third in the United States for production by 1890. In 1947 they were second to Chicago in the world. Omaha overtook Chicago as the nation's largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971. The 116-year-old institution closed in 1999.Nolte, B.T. (1999"Stockyards to leave South Omaha after 115 Years."''Nebraska Farmer''. 1/15/99. The Livestock Exchange Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. History The first meat packer in Omaha preceded the founding of the Stockyards. James E. Boyd, an Irish-born politician important to early Omaha and Nebraska, got his start in the state after opening Boyd's Packing House in the downtown area. A cattle baron named Alexander Swan called for the founder of Om ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
