Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway

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Reporting mark OLB Headquarters Lincoln, Nebraska Length 4,023 m Date of operation 1903 Parent organization NEBCO, Inc.		Dates of operation 1903– Website www.olbrailway.com Founded 1903 Locale Lincoln

Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway (reporting mark OLB), "The Big Red Line", was founded in 1903 as an attempt to carry passengers between the three Nebraska cities. Although it never extended outside Lincoln, the OL&B currently exists as a Class III switching railroad in Lincoln. It has been owned by NEBCO, Inc. since 1929.

Operations

OL&B loads grain for ADM and Ag Processing Inc, delivers lumber to Lincoln Lumber Company, and interchanges between BNSF and Union Pacific. They also operate a shop for car repairs and provide mobile car repair and track maintenance.

Known customers

Lincoln Lumber Company

Lincoln Lumber sits on what is left of the Union-Lincoln branch of the Missouri Pacific Railway. It was purchased from Union Pacific around the year 2001. Currently due to the condition of the track, OL&B will only run locomotive #12 down this stretch of track due to weight concerns of their GP 38-3 #47. Lincoln Lumber owns the trackage

ADM Farmland

Ag Processing Inc.

Snyder Industries

Ready Mixed Concrete Co (owned by parent company NEBCO )

References

Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Wikipedia

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