A little more history I dug up on the Sioux City-Ashland line from Google Sioux City and Western: This corporation was organized for the purpose of constructing a line through the Omaha and Winnebago reservations, to be operated in connection with the Great Northern line. The maps of definite location showed that it paralleled crossed and re-crossed the approved line of the Sioux City Homer and Southern Railroad Company, and approval of the maps was withheld pending an adjustment of the complications. The Sioux City and Western Railroad Company finally purchased the acquired by the Sioux City Homer and Southern and July 18 1905, the Department approved the maps of definite location. Permission was granted to begin construction before the determination of the damages on payment by the company of double the amount of damages assessed against the Sioux City Homer and Railroad Company for its line. A check for $16,000 was accordingly sent to the Office on August 7 1905, and construction proceeded. The damages as finally appraised, amounted to $28,387.50 the company submitted an additional draft for $12,387.50 to cover the full amount, which was accepted on November 7 Scott From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 9:50 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Sioux City-Ashland line According to the " Corporate History of the CB&Q" the Sioux City and Western was formed in 1899 to buy the Sioux City, O'Neill and Western which had the line to O'Neill. In 1905 they started the line from Laketon to Ashland, Neb. which opened in 1906. From July 1, 1907 to Nov. !, 1907 the SC&W was operated by the Great Northern. On Nov. 1, 1907 the SC&W was assigned to the CB&Q and on Dec. 1, 1908 was deeded to the CB&Q.
According to the Hidy book on the Great Northern, the line from Sioux City to O'Neill controlled by the Great Northern through its Sioux City, O'Neill, and Western was sold to the CB&Q about 1907 or 1908. What about the line from Sioux City to Ashland, Nebraska? Was this line built by a Great Northern subsidiary, too, or by the CB&Q? I vaguely recall seeing a photo of the depot in Homer, Nebraska which was of GN design as evidence of its heritage, but I can't find the photo in any of books, so I'm wondering if I'm just imagining it! Can anyone advise who built the line from Ashland to Sioux City?
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Posted by: Scott Manley <scott.manley@smsooland.com>
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