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Nebraska Railroads and the Westward Expansion
A narrative on how Nebraska’s plains drew settlers and how railroads shaped the state from 1870 to 1890 and beyond. It notes immigration agencies, the role of pioneer railroaders, the Grand Excursion to the Hundred Meridian, and the 1934 Lincoln to Omaha streamliner as a milestone in diesel-powered locomotion.
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Nebraska
Nebraka
West
Hundred Meridian
Plains of Nebraska
United States
Lincoln
Omaha
Kansas City