This line was constructed over a 2-year period by the Republican Valley Railroad between 1880 and 1882. The RVRR was merged into the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad shortly after the line's completion. It was abandoned in segments:
Beatrice Tecumseh Johnson Auburn Nemeha
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1880 |------ Republican Valley Railroad ------|
1881 |-- RVRR ----|
1882 |----- Burlington & Missouri River Railroad ----------|
1944 |..abandoned...|--------------------------------------|
1955 |-------------------------|.abandoned..|
1970 |-- Burlington Northern --|
1984 |-------------|.abandoned.|
1985 |..abandoned..|
