By 1885, an expansion would be made into Omaha. It would be quickly sold to the Omaha and North Platte Railroad.
The Omaha & North Platte desired to continue building west, reaching Ashland by 1888. They would continue north towards Fremont from that point.
The two railroads combined formed a loop, to allow Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trains to enter Omaha. The CB&Q mainline bypassed Omaha about 10 miles to the south.
The railroads became a full part of the CB&Q in 1908, which invested money to heavily rebuild the two.
The CB&Q continued operations of this route until 1970, when they merged with Great Northern and Northern Pacific to form Burlington Northern.
By 1996, the BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to form BNSF Railway, the current owner of this line. It is currently known as the Omaha Subdivision.
10/25/22
One of the more unique bridge in the Omaha area is this massive truss.
Built in 1904, the bridge contains a trio of riveted Baltimore Through Trusses.
The substructures on this bridge are one of the more unique aspects of this structure. Built of a pair of stone pylons for each pier, they have been capped in concrete for unknown reasons. This could possibly be a sign that this bridge isn't the original at this location.
Overall, the bridge appears to remain in good condition.
The author has ranked the bridge as being regionally significant, due to the rare example of a multi span skewed truss in the midwest.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge easily can be seen from I-80.