The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Common freight carriers

BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Manning Rail (MANR) Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC) Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR) Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (NNW) Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway (OLB) Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad (RCPE) Sidney and Lowe Railroad (SLGG) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak (AMTK) Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad Omaha Zoo Railroad

Defunct railroads

NameMarkSystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.FromToSuccessorNotesAtchison, Lincoln and Columbus RailroadCB&Q18711871Atchison and Nebraska RailroadAtchison and Nebraska RailroadCB&Q18711908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSFATSF18901996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayBrandon CorporationBRAN19782006Brandon RailroadBrownville, Fort Kearney (aka. Kearny) and Pacific RailroadCB&Q18671875Nebraska RailwayBurlington and Missouri River Railroad in NebraskaCB&Q18691880Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadBurlington Northern Inc.BN19701981Burlington Northern RailroadBurlington Northern RailroadBN19811996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayBurlington and Southwestern RailwayCB&Q18691870Atchison and Nebraska RailroadChicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadCB&QCB&Q18801970Burlington Northern Inc.Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailwayCB&Q19011907N/ALeased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadChicago Great Western RailroadCGW19091941Chicago Great Western RailwayChicago Great Western RailwayCGWCGW19411968Chicago and North Western RailwayChicago Great Western RailwayCGW19031909Chicago Great Western RailroadChicago, Iowa and Kansas RailroadCB&Q18831884Chicago, Nebraska and Kansas RailroadChicago, Kansas and Nebraska RailroadRI18861886Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska RailwayChicago, Kansas and Nebraska RailwayRI18861891Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailwayChicago, Kansas and Western RailroadATSF18881890Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayMILW18901928Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadMILWMILW19281982N/AChicago, Nebraska and Kansas RailroadCB&Q18841908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadChicago and North Western RailwayCNWCNW19011972Chicago and North Western Transportation CompanyChicago and North Western Transportation CompanyCNWCNW19721995Union Pacific RailroadChicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadRI, ROCK19471980Union Pacific RailroadChicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailwayRIRI18881948Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadChicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RailwayCMOCNW18811972Chicago and North Western Transportation CompanyCovington, Columbus and Black Hills RailroadCNW18751879Sioux City and Nebraska RailroadFillmore Western RailwayFWRY19961999N/AFremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley RailroadCNW18691903Chicago and North Western RailwayGrand Island, Hastings and Southeastern RailroadUP18961897St. Joseph and Grand Island RailwayGrand Island and Marysville RailroadUP18851885St. Joseph and Grand Island RailroadGrand Island and Wyoming Central RailroadCB&Q18861897Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadHastings and Grand Island RailroadUP18791880St. Joseph and Western RailroadHastings and Northwestern RailroadUP19121917Union Pacific RailroadIllinois Central RailroadICIC18991972Illinois Central Gulf RailroadIllinois Central Gulf RailroadICG19721985Chicago Central and Pacific RailroadInter State Bridge and Street Railway CompanyIC18901892Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway CompanyKansas City and Beatrice RailroadMP18891894Kansas City Northwestern RailroadKansas City Northwestern Railroad19171919Kansas City Northwestern RailwayKansas City Northwestern RailroadMP18931910Missouri Pacific RailwayKansas City Northwestern Railway19251925N/AKansas City and Omaha RailroadCB&Q18861896Kansas City and Omaha RailwayKansas City and Omaha RailwayCB&Q18961908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadKansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern RailroadMP18891894Kansas City Northwestern RailroadKansas and Nebraska RailwayUP18761877St. Joseph and Western RailroadKearney and Black Hills RailwayUP18891898Union Pacific RailroadLincoln and Black Hills RailroadCB&Q18871908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadLincoln and North Western RailroadCB&Q18791908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadMidland Pacific RailwayCB&Q18681875Nebraska RailwayMissouri Pacific RailroadMPMP19171997Union Pacific RailroadMissouri Pacific Railroad in NebraskaMP19171956Missouri Pacific RailroadMissouri Pacific RailwayMP18821917Kansas City Northwestern Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railroad in NebraskaMissouri Pacific Railway of NebraskaMP18811882Missouri Pacific RailwayMissouri Valley and Blair Railway and Bridge CompanyCNW18821920Chicago and North Western RailwayNebraska RailwayCB&Q18751908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadNebraska and Colorado RailroadCB&Q18831908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadNebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNetNKCR19962005Nebraska Kansas Colorado RailwayNebraska Southern RailwayMP18861910Missouri Pacific RailwayNebraska and Western RailwayCB&Q18891891Sioux City, O'Neill and Western RailwayNebraska, Wyoming and Western RailroadCB&Q18991908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadNorth-Eastern Nebraska RailroadCNW18881888Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RailwayNorthern Nebraska Air Line RailroadCNW18671868Sioux City and Pacific RailroadOmaha Belt RailwayMP18831910Missouri Pacific RailwayOmaha Bridge and Terminal Railway CompanyIC18921946Illinois Central RailroadOmaha, Niobrara and Black Hills RailroadUP18791886Omaha and Republican Valley RailwayOmaha and North Platte RailroadCB&Q18861908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadOmaha and Northern Nebraska RailwayCNW18781880Sioux City and Nebraska RailroadOmaha and Northwestern RailroadCNW18691878Omaha and Northern Nebraska RailwayOmaha and Republican Valley RailroadUP18761886Omaha and Republican Valley RailwayOmaha and Republican Valley RailwayUP18861898Union Pacific RailroadOmaha and South Western RailroadCB&Q18691908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadOmaha Southern RailwayMP18901910Missouri Pacific RailwayOxford and Kansas RailroadCB&Q18871908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadPacific Railway in NebraskaMP18871910Missouri Pacific RailwayRandolph and Northeastern Nebraska RailroadCNW18901890Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RailwayRepublican Valley RailroadCB&Q18781888Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadRepublican Valley and Kansas RailroadCB&Q18851886Republican Valley, Kansas and Southwestern RailroadRepublican Valley, Kansas and Southwestern RailroadCB&Q18861908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadRepublican Valley and Wyoming RailroadCB&Q18871908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadRock Island Omaha Terminal RailwayRI19141948Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadSt. Joseph and Denver City RailroadUP18661876Kansas and Nebraska RailwaySt. Joseph and Grand Island RailroadUP18851897Grand Island, Hastings and Southeastern RailroadSt. Joseph and Grand Island RailwaySJGIUP1897St. Joseph and Iowa RailroadRI18861888Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailwaySt. Joseph and Western RailroadUP18771885Grand Island and Marysville RailroadSt. Paul and Sioux City RailroadCNW18801881Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RailwaySioux City Bridge CompanyCNW18891956Chicago and North Western RailwaySioux City and Nebraska RailroadCNW18791883Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, St. Paul and Sioux City RailroadSioux City, O'Neill and Western RailwayCB&Q18911899Sioux City and Western RailwaySioux City and Pacific RailroadCNW18681901Chicago and North Western RailwaySioux City and Western RailwayCB&Q18991908Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadSouth Omaha Terminal RailwaySOT19271978Brandon CorporationSouth Omaha and Western RailroadUP19051908Union Pacific RailroadUnion Pacific RailroadUP18621880Union Pacific RailwayUnion Pacific RailwayUP18801897Union Pacific RailroadUnion Stock Yards Company of Omaha18831927South Omaha Terminal Railway

Not completed Atkinson and Northern Railroad

Notes

References Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Nebraska (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.