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Gibbon, NE 68840 (population, 1,833)
GPS: N 40.75494, W 98.82671 Google map
Scanner: UP 160.470 [24]
Railroad: Union Pacific, Nebraska Div, Kearney Sub, MP 175; Maryville Sub MP 287.8
Description: At Gibbon Junction, The UP Maryville Sub splits off from the UP Triple Track Main (Kearney Sub) to
head to Kansas and points south. The Triple Track Main hosts some of the heaviest rail traffic in the country
Approximate # trains per 24 hours: 140+ (FRA)
Lodging: Best Western Plus Mid Nebraska Inn & Suites, $$$, 224 S 2nd Ave, Kearney, NE (N 40.66695,
W 99.08695); Super 8 15 W 8th St, Kearney, NE, (N 40.68224, W 99.08296); (Both 13 miles west)
GPS: N 40.75494, W 98.82671 Google map
Scanner: UP 160.470 [24]
Railroad: Union Pacific, Nebraska Div, Kearney Sub, MP 175; Maryville Sub MP 287.8
Description: At Gibbon Junction, The UP Maryville Sub splits off from the UP Triple Track Main (Kearney Sub) to
head to Kansas and points south. The Triple Track Main hosts some of the heaviest rail traffic in the country
Approximate # trains per 24 hours: 140+ (FRA)
Lodging: Best Western Plus Mid Nebraska Inn & Suites, $$$, 224 S 2nd Ave, Kearney, NE (N 40.66695,
W 99.08695); Super 8 15 W 8th St, Kearney, NE, (N 40.68224, W 99.08296); (Both 13 miles west)
