in and around Sidney and Cheyenne County
Air
Car / Motor
Truck Lines
Car Lease
Bus Lines
Railroads
Air
The Sidney Municipal Airport is located 3 1/2 miles south of Sidney. Sidney
Aviation provides a fixed base operation including a terminal building, fuel,
maintenance and repair, storage, charter, rental, and private lessons.
The runway is 100' x 6600' which will enable jet aircraft to land.
The elevation at the airport is 4, 300 ft. latitude 41 degrees, 6 minutes,
longitude 102 degrees, 59 minutes.
Car Lease
Car Leasing is available at Elwell Motors Lease & Rental at (308) 254 - 4547. Of
special interest to pilots, transportation is provided for those who wish to
visit Cabela's in Sidney at (308) 254 - 5505. Also available, Maddox Motor Co.
at (308) 254 - 5577 and Clark Leasing and Rental at (308) 254 - 4434.
Motor
Sidney is served by the east-west Interstate 80, Intercontinental U.S. 385 on a
north-south route, State Highway 19 south, and U.S. Highway 30 going east-west.
There are no local load restrictions. Many industries and transportation outlets
have selected Sidney as a headquarters because of the advantages of being served
by major east-west and north-south routes.
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Bus Lines
Dashabout Shuttle - call 800-720-DASH. Advance reservations are required.
Greyhound Bus Lines - call Conoco Travel Plaza for more information at
(308)254-3258
Truck Lines
| Company | Nearest Terminal | Trucks | Daily Service Area |
| Adams & Son | Sidney | 50 | Interstate/Intrastate |
| Brown Transfer | Sidney | 3 | Intrastate |
| Dallas Langley Trucking | Sidney | 1 | Interstate/Intrastate |
| D & L Trucking Inc. | Sidney | 6 | Intrastate |
| From Brothers Trucking | Lodgepole | 1 | Interstate/Intrastate |
| Keith Brogen Trucking | Dalton | 2 | Local Haul, Grain/Hay |
| Mull Trucking | Sidney | 12 | Interstate/Intrastate |
| Nebraska Transport, Inc. | Sidney | 3 | Interstate/Intrastate |
| Tremain Trucking | Sidney |
3 |
Interstate/Intrastate |
Railroads
Considering the population base of 6,200, Sidney is fortunate in having three
railroads. The main lines of both Union Pacific (east-west) and Burlington
Northern (north-south) Railroads pass through the community. The Sidney & Lowe
Railroad, Sidney's short-line, unites Union Pacific and Burlington Northern,
providing railcar repair service along with car storage and other contracts.
There are 50 UP freight trains daily with an average of eighty cars. The UP
mainline stretches from Seattle to Council Bluffs, IA with national connections.
Burlington Northern averages 10 to 14 trains daily with an average length of 110
to 115 cars.
Railway miles to major cities:
| Chicago 862 miles | New York 1698 miles | Detroit 1159 miles |
| Minneapolis 1010 miles | Dallas 875 miles | St. Louis 765 miles |
| Denver 172 miles | Omaha 400 miles | Kansas City 557 miles |
| San Francisco 1324 miles |
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