Covington, Columbus and Black Hills Railroad
The Covington, Columbus and Black Hills Railroad is an historic narrow gauge railroad that operated in the U.S. state of Nebraska.[1]
Possibly the only narrow gauge revenue railroad in Nebraska, it opened in 1876 and ran on 26 mi (42 km) of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge track in the northeast part of the state from Covington (South Sioux City) to Ponca.
In 1879 it merged to become part of the . It later merged into the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway which saw the line extended to Wynot.
References[]
- ^ "Covington, Columbus, and Black Hills Railroad". History Nebraska. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
Categories:
- 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United States
- American companies established in 1875
- Defunct Nebraska railroads
- Narrow gauge railroads in Nebraska
- Predecessors of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
- Railway companies disestablished in 1879
- Railway companies established in 1875
- United States railway company stubs
- Midwestern United States transportation stubs
- Nebraska stubs