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Nebraska Transportation

A brief summary of the Nebraska transportation is described as follows:

Airports of Nebraska

For people who are flying in and out of Nebraska, the airways play the most vital part. There are a lot of choices if you are planning to fly. The biggest airport of Nebraska is the Omaha Nebraska airport. There are also a collection of small regional airports which are situated in all corners of the state. However, the two biggest Nebraska airports are the Omaha Nebraska Airport and the Lincoln Airport. The Lincoln airport is situated just off the Interstate 80. It is serviced by major airlines. There are frequent services from Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Chicago, and Denver. There are quality services available, like parking rates, abundance of car rental options and wireless Internet access.

The Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island is another important airport in Nebraska having flights to and from Kansas City and Las Vegas.

Railways of Nebraska

The railroads that operate in the U.S. state of Nebraska are:

Common Freight Carriers

• Brandon Railroad (BRAN)
• BNSF Railway (BNSF)
• Canadian National Railway (CN)  running through subsidiary Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC)
• Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)  running through subsidiary Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME)
• Fremont Northwestern Railroad (FNW)
• Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
• Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
• Nebkota Railway (NRI)
• Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC)
• Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR)
• Nebraska Northeastern Railway (NENE)
• Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (NNW)
• Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway (OLB)
• Sidney and Lowe Railroad (SLGG)
• Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Passenger Carriers

• Amtrak (AMTK)
• Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad
• Omaha Zoo Railroad

Roadways in Nebraska

There is a grid of an engineered network of roadways in Nebraska. The state highways are each assigned a number. They are not only officially known as State Highway No. X, but also as Nebraska Highway X for example. The state highways are signed in the shape of a trapezoid with an image of a covered wagon. There are also two oxen at the bottom of the symbol. The Connecting Links, Spurs and Recreation Roads of Nebraska are numbered according to the county it is located in and according to alphabetical sequence. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission designates the Recreation Roads and they are maintained by NDOR. The important interstates and US highways running through the state are:

Interstates

• Interstate 76
• Interstate 80
• Interstate 129
• Interstate 180
• Interstate 480
• Interstate 680

US Highways

• U.S. Highway 6
• U.S. Highway 20
• U.S. Highway 26
• U.S. Highway 30
• U.S. Highway 34
• U.S. Highway 73
• U.S. Highway 75
• U.S. Highway 77
• U.S. Highway 81
• U.S. Highway 83
• U.S. Highway 136
• U.S. Highway 138
• U.S. Highway 159
• U.S. Highway 183
• U.S. Highway 275
• U.S. Highway 281
• U.S. Highway 283
• U.S. Highway 385

Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR)

List of Airports in Nebraska

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