Webster Street Station

Webster Street Station
Location	Webster Street and Saddle Creek Road
Line(s)	Missouri Pacific Railway: Omaha Belt Line
History
Opened	1887

The Webster Street Station was a train station located at Webster and North 15th Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.^[1] Located on the Omaha Belt Line, which was operated by the Omaha Road and the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a local railroad passenger depot, the station was built in 1887.^[2] In 1902 the New York Times noted the station for its innovations in the treatment of passenger luggage.^[3]

The Swedes in Omaha used the Webster Street Station to connect with their ethnic communities in Oakland, Pender, Wakefield, and Wausa.^[4]

References

↑ Federal Writers' Project (1947) Nebraska, a guide to the Cornhusker State. Nebraska State Historical Society. p 218.
↑ Kratville, W. (2003). Railroads of Omaha and Council Bluffs. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75.
↑ "How baggage is handled" (PDF). New York Times. 1902-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
↑ "Swedish Churches in Omaha: Sites and survivals", Retrieved 11/13/10.

Railroads in Omaha

Depots	34th Street Station Amtrak Station Burlington Station Florence Depot Gibson Station Omaha Quartermaster Depot Ralston Station Union Station Webster Street Station

Major carriers	Union Pacific Burlington North Western Missouri Pacific Rock Island Milwaukee Illinois Central Great Western Wabash

Minor carriers	Brandon Railroad Amtrak Omaha Traction Company Omaha Belt Line Omaha Zoo Railroad Omaha Road Omaha and Republican Valley Railway South Omaha Terminal Railway Omaha Southern Railway Chicago Great Western Railway Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Burlington and Missouri River Railroad

Facilities	First Transcontinental Railroad Original Union Pacific Headquarters Union Pacific Center Union Pacific Harriman Dispatch Center Union Pacific Shops Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District Kenefick Park Burlington Headquarters Building

Public transportation	Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Omaha Cable Tramway Omaha Horse Railway Omaha Traction Company

Bridges	Union Pacific Missouri River Bridge East Omaha Bridge O Street Viaduct

Manufacturing	McKeen Motor Car Company Nebraska Rail Car

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