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2. Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company

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   In 1888 Wright was elected Secretary of the company, and the O&CB built the first electric street railway line ever constructed in Iowa or Nebraska. [8] In 1898 the Omaha Street Railway, later acquired by the O&CB, ordered new cars, repaired and refurbished older cars, and allocated $100,000 for improvements to the streetcar system in ...

3. List of counties in Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   Nebraska has 93 counties.They are listed below by name, FIPS code and license plate prefix. Nebraska's postal abbreviation is NE and its FIPS state code is 31.. When many counties were formed, the bills establishing them did not state the honoree's full name; thus the namesakes of several counties, including Brown, Deuel, Dixon, and possibly Harlan, are known only by their surnames.

4. List of Nebraska railroads - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Midland Pacific Railway - Wikipedia

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   In the 1850s and early 1860s, Nebraska City had been the eastern terminus of the Platte Valley freight line. [1] However, when the Union Pacific rail line built westward from Omaha, Nebraska City lost much of its business. [1] In an effort to regain its advantage, the businessmen of Nebraska City organized the Midland Pacific Railway Company. [1]

6. Railroads in Omaha - Wikipedia

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   The Omaha Belt Line was a 15-mile (24 km) long railroad that circumnavigated the city starting in 1885. Carrying passengers and cargo, the rail was operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The railroad also had branches into Lincoln, Wahoo and Nebraska City. [7] The line was discontinued in the early 1960s. [8]

7. Category:Railway lines in Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   Railway stations in Omaha, Nebraska (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Railway lines in Omaha, Nebraska" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.

8. Nebraska State Highway System - Wikipedia

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   It gave the counties the power to levy taxes and appropriate labor for construction. In 1860, a project to build a 190-mile-long (310 km) road from Nebraska City to Fort Kearney was initiated by the Nebraska City community and Otoe County Commissioners in what became one of the most traveled roads in the west as part of the Denver Trail. In ...

9. Douglas County, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   Its county seat is Omaha, [1] the state's largest city. The county was established in 1854 and named after Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), who was then serving as a U.S. senator from Illinois. [2] [3] Douglas County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area. [4]