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BNSF Bellwood Subdivision
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<p>In 1880, the Lincoln and North Western Railroad Company (L&NW) completed 79 miles of new railroad, extending from Lincoln, Nebraska to Columbus, Nebraska via Milford and Seward, Nebraska. The same year, the BMRN would be controlled by stock by the same interests that controlled the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q). The CB&Q and associated ownership came in control or constructed a large number of lines throughout Iowa and Nebraska, and this route would come to serve as a secondary mainline. The BMRN was formally sold to the CB&Q in 1908. The CB&Q continued to operate this line as a secondary mainline. CB&Q merged with Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN). The segment between Bellwood and Columbus was abandoned in 1984, before service was returned in the 1990s. BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1996 to form BNSF Railway. BNSF continues to operate the Seward to Columbus segment as the Bellwood Subdivision, and the Lincoln to Seward segment as a portion of the Ravenna Subdivision. <br></p>
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