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<p>In 1869, the Midland Pacific Railway (MPR) began construction on an 83 mile new railroad line, extending from Nebraska City, Nebraska to Seward, Nebraska. The MPR was consolidated into the Nebraska Railway in 1875, and the railroad completed a bridge across the Missouri River into Iowa in 1888. 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 this railroad would be a secondary route. CB&Q merged with Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN). The bridge across the Missouri River was abandoned in 1982, and BN sold the Nebraska City to Lincoln segment to the Omaha Public Power District. The Lincoln to Seward segment was abandoned in 1983, as it was parallel to an existing CB&Q/BN mainline. The bridge across the Missouri River was removed in the late 1980s. BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1996 to form BNSF Railway. OPPD continues to own the Arbor Line between Nebraska City and Lincoln, with BNSF currently operating the route.<br></p>
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