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CBQ line from O'Niell to Sioux City and Sioux City to Ashland
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<p>In 1889, the Nebraska and Western Railway began construction on a 128-mile new railroad extending from South Sioux City, Nebraska to O'Neill, Nebraska. The line would be completed in 1890, and would become part of the Sioux City and Western Railway (SC&W) in 1891. The SC&W would construct an additional 103 mile line, extending from South Sioux City to Ashland, Nebraska in 1906. The railroad would be purchased by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) in 1908. The CB&Q came in control of or constructed a large number of lines throughout Iowa and Nebraska, and the route between Ashland and Sioux City would become a mainline. CB&Q merged with Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN). BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1996 to form BNSF Railway. In 1996, the South Sioux City to O'Neill segment was sold to the Nebraska Northeastern Railway. The line was repurchased by BNSF Railway in 2012. Today, BNSF continues to operate the O'Niell to South Sioux City segment as the O'Neill Subdivision, and the Ashland to South Sioux City segment as the Sioux City Subdivision. <br></p>
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