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Nebraska, conveniently located near the center of the country, has readily available transportation systems in place to provide businesses the means for efficient product delivery and reception.

Thousands of travelers pass through Nebraska each year on highways that follow the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails. Occasionally, ruts from the pioneers’ wagon wheels can still be seen. The State of Nebraska has approximately 96,000 miles (154,497 kilometers) of highways and public roads. Interstate 80 is one of the two most heavily traveled transcontinental highways in the U.S. Daily, on average, 15,000 to 20,000 vehicles pass by Overton, midway across the state, on I-80. Of the main east-west routes, only I-40 carries as much traffic.

Amtrak passenger train stations are located across Nebraska in the cities of Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Holdrege, and McCook. Amtrak operates one long-distance train through Nebraska, the California Zephyr (running daily between Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Oakland via Omaha and Lincoln).

Approximately 400 million tons of freight is transported by rail in Nebraska annually. Nebraska ranks 16th in the U.S. for total rail miles within the state and third for rail tons carried by state (primarily origination farm and food products and termination coal).

Omaha Airport Authority’s Eppley Airfield located four miles northeast of downtown Omaha, is the largest of Nebraska’s 91 public use airports, with eighteen jet service air carriers, one commuter air carrier, and eight freight carriers.

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