Webster Street station explained

Webster Street station
Address:Webster Street and Saddle Creek Road
Line:Missouri Pacific Railway
Opened:1887

The Webster Street station was a train station located at Webster and North 15th Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.[1] Located on the Omaha Belt Line, which was operated by the Omaha Road and the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a local railroad passenger depot, the station was built in 1887.[2] In 1902 the New York Times noted the station for its innovations in the treatment of passenger luggage.[3]

The Swedes in Omaha used the Webster Street Station to connect with their ethnic communities in Oakland, Pender, Wakefield, and Wausa.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Federal Writers' Project]
  2. Book: Kratville, W.. 2003. Railroads of Omaha and Council Bluffs. Arcadia Publishing. 75.
  3. News: How baggage is handled. New York Times. 1902-03-02. 2008-02-18.
  4. http://www.walnutel.net/~greenwll/omaha1a.html "Swedish Churches in Omaha: Sites and survivals"