The Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway , "The Big Red Line", was founded in 1903 as an attempt to carry passengers between the three

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cities. Although it never extended outside

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, 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

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and

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. 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 The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...

. It was purchased from

around the year 2001. Currently due to the condition of the track, OL&B will only run locomotive #12 down this stretch of track due to weight concerns of their GP 38-3 #47. Lincoln Lumber owns the trackage * ADM Farmland * Ag Processing Inc. * Snyder Industries * Ready Mixed Concrete Co (owned by parent company NEBCO)

Roster

References

External links

* Nebraska railroads Switching and terminal railroads Interurban railways in Nebraska {{Nebraska-transport-stub