Albion subdivision, a stub that starts at Oconee and runs west to Genoa, then turns northwest towards Albion. This subdivision's business includes unit grain trains to Cargill and unit ethanol trains to Valero in Albion. Various small agriculture operations also receive NCRC service. Cedar Rapids Subdivision, a stub that starts at Genoa and runs west and then northwest towards Spalding. This subdivision effectively ends at Belgrade; the remaining is out of service due to marginal traffic. Preferred Sands is a major NCRC customer located west of Genoa. Norfolk Subdivision is a stub that starts at the Union Pacific's yard in Columbus, Nebraska and runs west and then north towards Norfolk. Norfolk has a small yard that was once part of Chicago & Northwestern Railroad's Cowboy Line. Train M-CBNC runs across this subdivision daily except Sundays with scrap metal for Nucor Corporation, ethanol for Louis Dreyfus and other businesses in Norfolk. Agrex in Enola, between Norfolk and Madison, receives unit grain trains. Tyson Foods in Madison also receives NCRC service. Ord Subdivision is a stub that starts at Union Pacific's yard in Grand Island and runs north and northwest to Ord. Green Plains Renewable and Cargill have large facilities near Ord. Palmer Subdivision is a stub that starts at Central City off Union Pacific's Columbus Subdivision and runs west to Palmer. This was once a BNSF branch that ran from Aurora towards Burwell and Ericson. Service over this branch was discontinued by NCRC in March 2012. Stromsburg Subdivision is a branch line that starts at Central City and runs east to Brainard. This branch was once referred to as the "High Line" by many Union Pacific crews that operated across the branch. The line connected to the Union Pacific's Lincoln Subdivision in Valparaiso prior to the NCRC takeover in 1993. BNSF Railway interchanges with NCRC at David City. Grain trains are the chief commodity moved over the Stromsburg Sub.
NCRC Operations
Nebraska Central operates out of 3 locations. The headquarters are in Norfolk. The MOW, Signal department and Train Service employees are located in Columbus. The locomotive shop is housed in a former Union Pacific freight house in Grand Island; a small Grand Island Extra Board also operates out of Grand Island.
Locomotives
Number
Model
Heritage
NCRC 902
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 908
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 909
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 1005
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 1006
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 1010
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 1017
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 1020
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 1024
GP38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 2001
SD38-3
Union Pacific
NCRC 2001
SD38-3
Union Pacifc
NCRC 6326
SD40-2
Penn Central
NCRC 6330
SD40-2
Penn Central
NCRC 6331
SD40-2
NdeM
NCRC 6333
SD40-2
Southern Pacific
NCRC 6795
SD40-2
BNSF
NCRC 8057
SD40-2
BNSF
NCRC 8102
SD40-2
Burlington Northern
NCRC 8118
SD40-2
Burlington Northern
NCRC 8123
SD40-2
Burlington Northern
NCRC 8132
SD40-2
Burlington Northern
Union Pacific Locomotives are seen on a regular basis across the Nebraska Central, as they are used for Unit Train movements and the Norfolk Local per run through agreement.
