The Midland Pacific Railway was a railroad operating in the Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 counties of Lancaster

Lancaster County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...

, Nemaha

Nemaha County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,576 people, 3,047 households, and 1,980 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile . There were 3,439 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

, Otoe

Otoe County, Nebraska

-History:Otoe County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Otoe Indian tribe.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,396 people, 6,060 households, and 4,229 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile . There were 6,567 housing units...

, Seward

Seward County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,496 people, 6,013 households, and 4,215 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 6,428 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

, and York

York County, Nebraska

-History:York County was formed in 1855. It was either named after the city York in England or for York County in Pennsylvania.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,598 people, 5,722 households, and 3,931 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per...

.http://www.rootsweb.com/~nerailrd/bycounty.html It was organized in 1868 in Nebraska City

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Nebraska City is a city in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,228 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Otoe County...

. It ran from there to Fort Kearny

Fort Kearny

Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near present-day Kearney, Nebraska, which took its name from the fort .-Origins and various missions of the...

. After much local fundraising, Midland Pacific built into the new capital city of Lincoln on April 22, 1871. http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/timeline/midland_pacific_railroad.htm In 1875, it merged with the Brownville, Fort Kearney and Pacific Rail Road to form the Nebraska Railway.