Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road (reporting mark CMO) 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,[1]. 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.[2]
Disposition of lines
The following main lines were part of the Omaha Road:[3]
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| Eastern Division: Elroy, Wisconsin (junction with C&NW towards Chicago) to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Now mostly part of the Union Pacific Railroad's Wyeville and Altoona Subdivisions |
| Northern Division: Northline (junction with Eastern Division towards Minneapolis-St. Paul) to Bayfield, Wisconsin |
Now abandoned |
| Eau Claire (Eastern Division) to Spooner, Wisconsin (Northern Division main line) |
Now a Union Pacific Railroad branch line south of Cameron Between Spooner and Trego, Wisconsin is used by the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad. |
| Trego, Wisconsin (Northern Division main line) to Duluth, Minnesota |
Now abandoned, known as the Wild Rivers Trail |
| St. Paul and Sioux City Division: Minneapolis-St. Paul to Sioux City, Iowa |
Now the Union Pacific Railroad's Mankato and Worthington Subdivisions |
| Org, Minnesota (SP&SC Division main line) to Mitchell, South Dakota |
Now the Minnesota Southern Railway east of Manley |
| Nebraska Division: Sioux City to Omaha, Nebraska |
Now abandoned |
| Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway |
| Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway [Nebraska Division] (Main Line) |
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