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<p>In 1878, the Atchison, Republican Valley and Pacific Railway (ARV&P) began construction on a 15 mile line, extending from the existing line at Yuma, Kansas to Scandia, Kansas. The railroad would be consolidated into the Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad (AC&P) in 1879, which completed the line to Scandia and constructed an additional 17 miles to Warwick, Kansas the following year. In 1886, the Pacific Railway Company in Kansas and the Pacific Railway Company in Nebraska constructed an additional 73 miles to Prosser, Nebraska. An additional line was charted to the western Nebraska border, but was never constructed. The AC&P would be consolidated to form the Central Branch Railway (CBR) in 1899, and the CBR and Pacific Railway Company would be merged into the Missouri Pacific Railway in 1909. MP had amassed a large collection of railroad lines, particularly in Missouri and Kansas. This line served as a secondary mainline, serving agricultural industries in Kansas and Nebraska. The railroad reorganized to the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1917. The segment from Prosser to Hastings was removed in the 1930s. The MP was merged into the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1982, and the segment from Scandia to Hastings later abandoned. The Scandia to Yuma segment was sold to the Kyle Railroad, which currently operates the line.<br></p>
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