Nebraska

Nebraska's development was profoundly influenced by two major railroads, the Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern, both of which were major landowners in the state in the late 1800s. As of 2000, these lines still operated in Nebraska, Burlington Northern combined with Santa Fe Railway. Altogether, there were 12 lines with 3,614 rail mi (5,816 km) of track in the state in 2000. Railroad freight traffic increased from 74,770,000 tons in 1970, to 168,463,000 tons in 1981, to

321,674,989 tons in 1995, to 388,733,750 tons in 1998. The state originated 16,085,629 rail tons of farm products in 2000, which accounted for 66% of all rail tonnage originating within Nebraska that year.

The state's road system, estimated at 92,791 mi (149,332 km) in 2000, is dominated by Interstate 80, the major east–west route and the largest public investment project in the state's history. A total of 2,464,571 motor vehicles were registered in 2000, of which 852,481 were automobiles and 760,420 trucks. About 1,195,219 people held driver's licenses in the same year.

There were 180 private and 87 public airports in the state in 2002. Eppley Airfield, Omaha's airport, is by far the busiest in the state, with 1,861,057 passengers enplaned in 2000.