RailroadsandDepots-SolomonValleyHeritageAlliance.pdfVIP

Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance ~ Part 7 ~ To Read More about Reflections on a Common Theme Solomon Valley History visit our website at Railroads and Depots Railroads and Depots CLOUD COUNTY Cloud County has two railroad stories: one about the several lines that came to Concordia, and one about the Solomon Branch of the Union Pacific which is east and north of the Solomon River, passing through Glasco. No railroad connected Glasco and Concordia. The Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad came to Cloud County in January, 1878. It was the main link from Concordia to Kansas City, with mail and passenger service. It ran through Clyde, Concordia, Yuma, and Jamestown. Concordia became one of the most flourishing railroad centers in north-central Kansas. The Burlington and Missouri, Santa Fe, Union Pacific. and the Missouri Pacific gave it connection with the east, west, north, and south. The Missouri Pacific connected with Beloit. The railroad bridge over the Republican River east of Concordia is the only remaining evidence of the Burlington and Missouri which ran from Odell, Nebraska, to Concordia, 1884-1982. The 1917 Union Pacific depot in Concordia has been completely restored and is now the National Orphan Train Museum. It contains exhibits on the children and adults involved in the history of the Orphan Train Movement. The Freight Room, Men’s and Women’s Waiting Rooms, and Station Master’s Office provide the setting for pictures, stories, and activities. In 1983, the Missouri Pacific merged with the Union Pacific. After the merger, th