List of Nebraska railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

## Common freight carriers

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* BNSF Railway (BNSF)
* Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC)
* Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
* Manning Rail (MANR)
* Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC)
* Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR)
* Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (NNW)
* Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway (OLB)
* Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad (RCPE)
* Sidney and Lowe Railroad (SLGG)
* Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

## Passenger carriers

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Nebraska train stations

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* Amtrak (AMTK)
* Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad
* Omaha Zoo Railroad

## Defunct railroads

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This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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Atchison, Lincoln and Columbus Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1871  | 1871  | Atchison and Nebraska Railroad
Atchison and Nebraska Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1871  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF  | ATSF  | 1890  | 1996  | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Brandon Corporation | BRAN  |  | 1978  | 2006  | Brandon Railroad
Brownville, Fort Kearney (aka. Kearny) and Pacific Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1867  | 1875  | Nebraska Railway
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska |  | CB&Q | 1869  | 1880  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington Northern Inc. | BN  |  | 1970  | 1981  | Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad | BN  |  | 1981  | 1996  | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Burlington and Southwestern Railway |  | CB&Q | 1869  | 1870  | Atchison and Nebraska Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | CB&Q  | CB&Q  | 1880  | 1970  | Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway |  | CB&Q | 1901  | 1907  | N/A  | Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railroad |  | CGW | 1909  | 1941  | Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway | CGW  | CGW  | 1941  | 1968  | Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway |  | CGW | 1903  | 1909  | Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago, Iowa and Kansas Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1883  | 1884  | Chicago, Nebraska and Kansas Railroad
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railroad |  | RI | 1886  | 1886  | Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway |  | RI | 1886  | 1891  | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad |  | ATSF | 1888  | 1890  | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |  | MILW | 1890  | 1928  | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | MILW  | MILW  | 1928  | 1982  | N/A
Chicago, Nebraska and Kansas Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1884  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railway | CNW  | CNW  | 1901  | 1972  | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | CNW  | CNW  | 1972  | 1995  | Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | RI, ROCK  |  | 1947  | 1980  | Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | RI  | RI  | 1888  | 1948  | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | CMO  | CNW | 1881  | 1972  | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Covington, Columbus and Black Hills Railroad |  | CNW | 1875  | 1879  | Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad
Fillmore Western Railway | FWRY  |  | 1996  | 1999  | N/A
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad |  | CNW | 1869  | 1903  | Chicago and North Western Railway
Grand Island, Hastings and Southeastern Railroad |  | UP | 1896  | 1897  | St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway
Grand Island and Marysville Railroad |  | UP | 1885  | 1885  | St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad
Grand Island and Wyoming Central Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1886  | 1897  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Hastings and Grand Island Railroad |  | UP | 1879  | 1880  | St. Joseph and Western Railroad
Hastings and Northwestern Railroad |  | UP | 1912  | 1917  | Union Pacific Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad | IC  | IC  | 1899  | 1972  | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ICG  |  | 1972  | 1985  | Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad
Inter State Bridge and Street Railway Company |  | IC | 1890  | 1892  | Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway Company
Kansas City and Beatrice Railroad |  | MP | 1889  | 1894  | Kansas City Northwestern Railroad
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad |  |  | 1917  | 1919  | Kansas City Northwestern Railway
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad |  | MP | 1893  | 1910  | Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City Northwestern Railway |  |  | 1925  | 1925  | N/A
Kansas City and Omaha Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1886  | 1896  | Kansas City and Omaha Railway
Kansas City and Omaha Railway |  | CB&Q | 1896  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad |  | MP | 1889  | 1894  | Kansas City Northwestern Railroad
Kansas and Nebraska Railway |  | UP | 1876  | 1877  | St. Joseph and Western Railroad
Kearney and Black Hills Railway |  | UP | 1889  | 1898  | Union Pacific Railroad
Lincoln and Black Hills Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1887  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Lincoln and North Western Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1879  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Midland Pacific Railway |  | CB&Q | 1868  | 1875  | Nebraska Railway
Missouri Pacific Railroad | MP  | MP  | 1917  | 1997  | Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad in Nebraska |  | MP | 1917  | 1956  | Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railway |  | MP | 1882  | 1917  | Kansas City Northwestern Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railroad in Nebraska
Missouri Pacific Railway of Nebraska |  | MP | 1881  | 1882  | Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Valley and Blair Railway and Bridge Company |  | CNW | 1882  | 1920  | Chicago and North Western Railway
Nebraska Railway |  | CB&Q | 1875  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Nebraska and Colorado Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1883  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet | NKCR  |  | 1996  | 2005  | Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway
Nebraska Southern Railway |  | MP | 1886  | 1910  | Missouri Pacific Railway
Nebraska and Western Railway |  | CB&Q | 1889  | 1891  | Sioux City, O'Neill and Western Railway
Nebraska, Wyoming and Western Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1899  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
North-Eastern Nebraska Railroad |  | CNW | 1888  | 1888  | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Northern Nebraska Air Line Railroad |  | CNW | 1867  | 1868  | Sioux City and Pacific Railroad
Omaha Belt Railway |  | MP | 1883  | 1910  | Missouri Pacific Railway
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway Company |  | IC | 1892  | 1946  | Illinois Central Railroad
Omaha, Niobrara and Black Hills Railroad |  | UP | 1879  | 1886  | Omaha and Republican Valley Railway
Omaha and North Platte Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1886  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Omaha and Northern Nebraska Railway |  | CNW | 1878  | 1880  | Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad
Omaha and Northwestern Railroad |  | CNW | 1869  | 1878  | Omaha and Northern Nebraska Railway
Omaha and Republican Valley Railroad |  | UP | 1876  | 1886  | Omaha and Republican Valley Railway
Omaha and Republican Valley Railway |  | UP | 1886  | 1898  | Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha and South Western Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1869  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Omaha Southern Railway |  | MP | 1890  | 1910  | Missouri Pacific Railway
Oxford and Kansas Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1887  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Pacific Railway in Nebraska |  | MP | 1887  | 1910  | Missouri Pacific Railway
Randolph and Northeastern Nebraska Railroad |  | CNW | 1890  | 1890  | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Republican Valley Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1878  | 1888  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Republican Valley and Kansas Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1885  | 1886  | Republican Valley, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad
Republican Valley, Kansas and Southwestern Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1886  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Republican Valley and Wyoming Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1887  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Rock Island Omaha Terminal Railway |  | RI | 1914  | 1948  | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad |  | UP | 1866  | 1876  | Kansas and Nebraska Railway
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad |  | UP | 1885  | 1897  | Grand Island, Hastings and Southeastern Railroad
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway | SJGI  | UP | 1897  |  |
St. Joseph and Iowa Railroad |  | RI | 1886  | 1888  | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
St. Joseph and Western Railroad |  | UP | 1877  | 1885  | Grand Island and Marysville Railroad
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad |  | CNW | 1880  | 1881  | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Sioux City Bridge Company |  | CNW | 1889  | 1956  | Chicago and North Western Railway
Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad |  | CNW | 1879  | 1883  | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Sioux City, O'Neill and Western Railway |  | CB&Q | 1891  | 1899  | Sioux City and Western Railway
Sioux City and Pacific Railroad |  | CNW | 1868  | 1901  | Chicago and North Western Railway
Sioux City and Western Railway |  | CB&Q | 1899  | 1908  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
South Omaha Terminal Railway | SOT  |  | 1927  | 1978  | Brandon Corporation
South Omaha and Western Railroad |  | UP | 1905  | 1908  | Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad |  | UP | 1862  | 1880  | Union Pacific Railway
Union Pacific Railway |  | UP | 1880  | 1897  | Union Pacific Railroad
Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha |  |  | 1883  | 1927  | South Omaha Terminal Railway

Not completed

* Atkinson and Northern Railroad

## Notes

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1. ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

## References

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* Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Nebraska (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.
* Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.

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