Omaha-Council Bluffs Trackside Guide Corrections

[Anonymous]

The information on page 3 of the guide, the large map, is inerror as regards OPPD North Omaha Station. For one thing, this station is directly on the river. Second, rail access is from the south.

[Anonymous]

The information on page 3 of the guide, the large map, is inerror as regards OPPD North Omaha Station. For one thing, this station is directly on the river. Second, rail access is from the south.

[Anonymous]

i enjoyed the article on this location, one i have always wanted to visit but
never had the opportunity. i speak with no prior knowledge of the layout.
the i-c bridge fascinated me. i was told at one time it was seasonal, when
the river was iced over the swing span was used for trains, but during the
thawed seasons, it was left open for river traffic. you point out it is closed
to trains entirely. it is less interesting as a trainwatching point today with
the demise of council bluff connections, but what it must have been 25
years ago! p.s. are there any videos of c.b./omaha of the past?
theo sommerkamp columbus oh. [and elsewhere]

[Anonymous]

i enjoyed the article on this location, one i have always wanted to visit but
never had the opportunity. i speak with no prior knowledge of the layout.
the i-c bridge fascinated me. i was told at one time it was seasonal, when
the river was iced over the swing span was used for trains, but during the
thawed seasons, it was left open for river traffic. you point out it is closed
to trains entirely. it is less interesting as a trainwatching point today with
the demise of council bluff connections, but what it must have been 25
years ago! p.s. are there any videos of c.b./omaha of the past?
theo sommerkamp columbus oh. [and elsewhere]

[Anonymous]

The generally excellent trackside guide is flawed by some editorial lapses on the large map. The CN which appears on the (IC) lines, is, of course, Canadian National as is clear in the write up of the Canadian National Omaha Sub.

CMO is misidentified. It represents the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, which was owned by the Chicago & Northwestern. Incidentally the M & O, as it was locally known, had its own passenger station at Webster Street north of the Omaha central business district--even had one sleeper equipped train to the Twin Cities which operated via the Nebraska side of the river to Sioux City. I do not think that the line followed the route shown as abandoned parallel to Abbot Drive. Rather it followed what are now the UP tracks heading out to the North Omaha power plant.

Frank Conlon

[Anonymous]

The generally excellent trackside guide is flawed by some editorial lapses on the large map. The CN which appears on the (IC) lines, is, of course, Canadian National as is clear in the write up of the Canadian National Omaha Sub.

CMO is misidentified. It represents the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, which was owned by the Chicago & Northwestern. Incidentally the M & O, as it was locally known, had its own passenger station at Webster Street north of the Omaha central business district--even had one sleeper equipped train to the Twin Cities which operated via the Nebraska side of the river to Sioux City. I do not think that the line followed the route shown as abandoned parallel to Abbot Drive. Rather it followed what are now the UP tracks heading out to the North Omaha power plant.

Frank Conlon