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.^[1] The franchises of the company were sold to the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railroad, a newly created Rock Island subsidiary, in 1886.

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↑ (1886) "Arkansas City Republican". Retrieved 8/22/07.

Railroads in Omaha

Depots	34th Street Station Amtrak Station Burlington Station Florence Depot Gibson Station Omaha Quartermaster Depot Ralston Station Union Station Webster Street Station

Major carriers	Union Pacific Burlington North Western Missouri Pacific Rock Island Milwaukee Illinois Central Great Western Wabash

Minor carriers	Brandon Railroad Amtrak Omaha Traction Company Omaha Belt Line Omaha Zoo Railroad Omaha Road Omaha and Republican Valley Railway South Omaha Terminal Railway Omaha Southern Railway Chicago Great Western Railway Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Burlington and Missouri River Railroad

Facilities	First Transcontinental Railroad Original Union Pacific Headquarters Union Pacific Center Union Pacific Harriman Dispatch Center Union Pacific Shops Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District Kenefick Park Burlington Headquarters Building

Public transportation	Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Omaha Cable Tramway Omaha Horse Railway Omaha Traction Company

Bridges	Union Pacific Missouri River Bridge East Omaha Bridge O Street Viaduct

Manufacturing	McKeen Motor Car Company Nebraska Rail Car

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Omaha, Abilene and Wichita Railway

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