Nebraska Central

Company History: NCRC was born in 1993 when Union Pacific leased out a number of branchlines in Nebraska. The Nebraska Central runs 340 miles of line including trackage rights on a section of UP’s North Platte to Omaha mainline. A few of the current lines are former BNSF. The section of UP trackage rights from Grand Island northeast to Columbus then southeast to David City form the spine of the Nebraska Central. Northbound branches run from Grand Island as far as Ord, Central City to Palmer, and three branches from Columbus running as far north as Spalding, Albion, and Norfolk respectively. NCRC also has their own line from Columbus to David City (south of the generally parallel UP) with seven cities along the way plus two on a branch running east from David City.

Grain is a big part of NCRC’s traffic base but steel, agri-chemicals and ethanol also contribute. The railroad is owned by Rio Grande Pacific Corp.

The 20 unit diesel fleet includes the following models: GP38-3, SD38-2, GP38mac, GP9R, SD45, and SD40-2. The red paint scheme is a nod to the University of Nebraska.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.