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• North to Blair: Omaha and Northwestern Railroad (1869-1879) → Omaha and Northern Nebraska Railway (1879-1880) → Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad (1880-ca. 1881) → Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (ca. 1881-1972) → Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (1972-1995) → Union Pacific Railroad (1995-)
• Northwest to Arlington: Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Rail Road (1869-1891) → Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad (1891-1903) → Chicago and North Western Railway (1903-1972) → Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (1972-1995) → Union Pacific Railroad (1995-)
• West to Fremont: Union Pacific Railroad (1862-1880) → Union Pacific Railway (1880-ca. 1898) → Union Pacific Railroad (ca. 1898-)
  • Lane Cutoff: South Omaha and Western Railroad (1905-1908) → Union Pacific Railroad (1908-)
  • Branch at Valley: Omaha and Republican Valley Railroad (1876-1886) → Omaha and Republican Valley Railway of Nebraska (1886-1887) → Omaha and Republican Valley Railway (1887-1898) → Union Pacific Railroad (1898-)
• Southwest to Ashland: Omaha and North Platte Railroad (1886-1908) → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road (1908-1914) → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (1914-1970) → Burlington Northern Railroad (1970-1996) → Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (1996-2005) → BNSF Railway (2005-)
• Southwest to South Bend: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway (1880-1948; built 1892) → Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1948-1980)
• Southwest to Louisville: Missouri Pacific Railway of Nebraska (1881-1882) → Missouri Pacific Railway (1882-1917) → Missouri Pacific Railroad in Nebraska (1917-?) → Missouri Pacific Railroad (?-1997) → Union Pacific Railroad (1997-)
• South to Oreapolis: Omaha Southern Railway (1890-1910) → Missouri Pacific Railway (1910-1917) → Missouri Pacific Railroad in Nebraska (1917-?) → Missouri Pacific Railroad (?-1997) → Union Pacific Railroad (1997-)
• South to Oreapolis: Omaha and South Western Railroad (1869-1908) → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road (1908-1914) → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (1914-1970) → Burlington Northern Railroad (1970-1996) → Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (1996-2005) → BNSF Railway (2005-)

• South to Pacific Junction: Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Rail Road (1868-1869) → St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Rail Road (1869-1870) → Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad (1870-1901) → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road (1901-1914) → Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (1914-1970) → Burlington Northern Railroad (1970-1996) → Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (1996-2005) → BNSF Railway (2005-)
• Southeast to Malvern: St. Louis, Chillicothe and Omaha Rail Road (1868-1869) → Chillicothe and Omaha Railroad (1869-1870) → St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad (1870-?) → Wabash Railroad (?-?)
• Northeast to Peter: Mason City and Fort Dodge Railroad (1881-?; built 1903) → Chicago Great Western Railroad (?-?) → Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (?-1980) → Iowa Railroad (1980-1984) → Iowa Interstate Railroad (1984-)
• Northeast to Neola: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway (1874-1927; built 1882) → Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (1927-1980) → Burlington Northern Railroad (1980-1996) → Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (1996-2005) → BNSF Railway (2005-)
• Northeast to Neola: Mississippi and Missouri Rail Road (1853-1866) → Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1866-1880) → Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway (1880-1948) → Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1948-1953)
• North to Logan: Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad (1860-?; built 1899) → Illinois Central Railroad (?-1972) → Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (1972-1985) → Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad (1985-1996) → Illinois Central Railroad (1996-)
• North to Missouri Valley: Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad (1860-1884) → Chicago and North Western Railway (1884-1972) → Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (1972-1995) → Union Pacific Railroad (1995-)

• Omaha Belt Railway (1883-1910) → Missouri Pacific Railway (1910-1917) → Missouri Pacific Railroad in Nebraska (1917-?) → Missouri Pacific Railroad (?-1997) → Union Pacific Railroad (1997-)

-- NE2 05:10, 17 September 2008 (UTC) reply

Is it a minor or major carrier? What is the definition of a minor or major carrier used? DandyDan2007 ( talk) 18:09, 8 February 2010 (UTC) reply

I also find this curious. This template seems to use arbitrary definitions. Amtrak (still around) listed as a minor carrier, yet railroads defunct for more than 30 years listed as a major carrier? The "First Transcontinental Railroad" is a facility yet depots are not? IMO this template needs some discussion. Dave ( talk) 15:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC) reply

Thinking about this some more, I think the best solution, at least for the separation of rail carriers, is to have "current" carriers and "defunct" carriers. That would eliminate the arbitrary distinction between major and minor. Dave ( talk) 16:35, 27 September 2010 (UTC) reply