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<p>In 1884, the Chicago, Iowa & Kansas Railroad (CI&K) built a 71 mile railroad line between Odell, Nebraska and Concordia, Kansas. Changing the name to the Chicago, Nebraska & Kansas Railroad (CN&K) the same year, the new line served as one of many branch lines throughout the Plains States. The CN&K was funded by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad subsidiary Burlington & Missouri River Railroad. The railroad officially merged into the CB&Q in 1908. The CB&Q came in control of or constructed a large number of lines throughout Nebraska, and this route served as a branch line. CB&Q merged with Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) in 1970. The entire line would be abandoned in 1982. Today, small traces of the right of way remains intact, although abandoned and privately owned.<br></p>
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