Nebraska

Nebraska is a Great Plains state of the United States. Nebraska gets its name from a Native American (Oto) word meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state. Once considered part of the Great American Desert, it is now a leading farming state. Nebraskans have practiced scientific farming to turn the Nebraska prairie into a land of ranches and farms. Much of the history of the state is the story of the impact of the Nebraska farmer.

Transport

Railroads

The Union Pacific Railroad was incorporated on July 1, 1862 in the wake of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. The first rails were laid in Omaha. They were part of the railroads which came together at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869.

Related Topics:
Union Pacific Railroad - July 1 - 1862 - Pacific Railway Act of 1862 - Omaha - Promontory Summit, Utah - 1869

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Interstates

• Interstate 80
• Interstate 76
• Interstate 129 (South Sioux City spur)
• Interstate 180 (Lincoln spur)
• Interstate 480 (downtown Omaha loop)
• Interstate 680 (western and northern Omaha loop)