Omaha Streetcar - CONSTRUCTION

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:29 pm

Brad wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 2:05 pm Streetcar Barn has gone vertical! Photos from this afternoon:

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Ah yes!!! I've been going down there every Sunday morning and knew it was close to going vertical. Finally.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:46 pm

Great to see!!!

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Fri Nov 07, 2025 6:13 pm

Was there ever a rendering of how it would look?

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Nov 07, 2025 6:46 pm

Busguy2010 wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 6:13 pm Was there ever a rendering of how it would look?

I believe this is still the same design being used.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Fri Nov 07, 2025 7:15 pm

Ah, it fits, being under a bridge and all lol. Thanks.

swgiust · Post by **swgiust** » Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:34 am

If you have any vision at all, that is a way to nice of a spot for a maintenance facility. The riverfront is/going to be some of the most valuable property in Omaha. Get the Beam built, maybe the Children's museum, year round market ect. Somebody would of used that space for something better.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:41 am

swgiust wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:34 am If you have any vision at all, that is a way to nice of a spot for a maintenance facility. The riverfront is/going to be some of the most valuable property in Omaha. Get the Beam built, maybe the Children's museum, year round market ect. Somebody would of used that space for something better.

Its really the only place along the route that makes sense. Then entire rest of the current route would be full of NIMBY when it comes to a maintenance facility.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:45 pm

It's gotta be the least disagreeable site for a maintenance facility. Under a bridge, power lines, next to railroad tracks, loading docks of the arena. If you've ever been down there, you know it isn't real pretty. A streetcar maintenance facility fits in perfectly here.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:31 pm

Busguy2010 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:45 pm It's gotta be the least disagreeable site for a maintenance facility. Under a bridge, power lines, next to railroad tracks, loading docks of the arena. If you've ever been down there, you know it isn't real pretty. A streetcar maintenance facility fits in perfectly here.

Watching streetcars roll in and out of there is going to make it an attraction - at least for train lovers and transit enthusiasts.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Mon Nov 10, 2025 7:37 pm

stadsborgare wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:31 pm Watching streetcars roll in and out of there is going to make it an attraction - at least for train lovers and transit enthusiasts.

It'll certainly be a destination for me! If they ever get it done lol. The whole thing has been soooo, slowww.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 8:22 am

You can actually see the steel going up on the KMTV city cam.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:27 pm

Progress on the maintenance facility...

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 2:49 pm

I just tried to do the same thing today lol. I wanted to see it with my own eyes. Damn near impossible to get down there.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 6:05 pm

Busguy2010 wrote: Sun Nov 16, 2025 2:49 pm I just tried to do the same thing today lol. I wanted to see it with my own eyes. Damn near impossible to get down there.

Basically, all of us that have photographed it, have shot from by the parking by the Luminarium. Not impossible at all.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 7:25 pm

Damn near a figure a speech, if you will. Couldn't go east on Douglas, couldn't go east on Farnam, didn't care to turn around and poke my nose down every street. I assumed Capitol was also still closed, wasn't gonna go all the way up to Abbott and Riverfront, hence "damn near" lol.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 3:58 pm

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 8:05 pm

maintenance facility

There is like an intermediate level on the east half between ground and first level on the west half, if my explanation makes sense.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 11:36 am

According to KETV, Harney St bridge is expected to be open later this week. Also westbound Farnam at 10th St will be open by Thanksgiving.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 2:56 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 11:36 am According to KETV, Harney St bridge is expected to be open later this week. Also westbound Farnam at 10th St will be open by Thanksgiving.

The new Harney bridge will actually give me a good viewing angle for when they take down the Farnam bridge. Won't that be fun. Traffic on Farnam will be cut off for a year, so it will be interesting to see how traffic adapts.

Renovator2559 · Post by **Renovator2559** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 5:44 pm

Has anyone notice the nice sculpting on the new bridge, they have some concrete pillars by the pedestrian area.
The pedestrian portion is looking good.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Nov 26, 2025 8:53 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 11:36 am According to KETV, Harney St bridge is expected to be open later this week. Also westbound Farnam at 10th St will be open by Thanksgiving.

Opens today:

The Harney Street Bridge over Interstate 480 will reopen the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 26, marking a major milestone in the streetcar project. The bridge serves as a valuable link between several major Omaha residential, business and entertainment districts.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:05 pm

Streetcar barn right now, 12/7

Post by **Brad** » Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:16 pm

Here's mine from today. Opposite as yours. I'm looking east towards the river.

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stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:48 am

Brad wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:16 pm Here's mine from today. Opposite as yours. I'm looking east towards the river.

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I notice they put in a staircase. If they ever offer me a tour of the facility, I'll know where everything is.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Sun Dec 14, 2025 11:42 am

~Streetcar barn update~

Steelwork about complete (maybe?)

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Sun Dec 14, 2025 10:08 pm

Lanes on I-480 were striped and shifted over the weekend for construction of the Farnam St bridge.

remline · Post by **remline** » Mon Dec 15, 2025 8:42 am

stadsborgare wrote: Sun Dec 14, 2025 11:42 am ~Streetcar barn update~

Looking great! Thanks for the update.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Mon Dec 15, 2025 4:36 pm

I'm walking through Blackstone District today, and I see 38th & Farnam intersection is all done, and should be opened up fully, soon.

Also walked down Farnam towards 40th and there is no more underground work I see, plus all the pavement is laid. There are still barricades at this moment but I suspect any time now it will all be open, traffic flowing freely again - that is, until a couple months from now they do the exciting mainline work!

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Tue Dec 16, 2025 4:59 am

so then are the tracks already laid in the street there? Kind of looks like it.

Trips1 · Post by **Trips1** » Tue Dec 16, 2025 10:32 am

thenewguy wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 4:59 am so then are the tracks already laid in the street there? Kind of looks like it.

No, that is the next step. I believe they will have to rip up the streets again and wont be able to cut a path into them.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Tue Dec 16, 2025 4:46 pm

Mainline construction (laying the tracks) is set to start in January at two locations simultaneously - east from 10th & Capitol, and west from 31st & Farnam. It will be worked on in 2,000-foot sections at a time before moving on to the next stretch.

Blackstone District should have a couple months of free-flowing traffic since all the underground work is finished and the streets will open up again, and then by the time they tear up the streets again (to lay track), it will probably be spring. That's my understanding unless someone here knows different.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 23, 2025 4:12 pm

Any idea when they are going to turn on the decorative light on the new Harney St bridge? The bridge has been open for almost a month and is totally dark at night except for the lights on the east and west side of the bridge.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:42 pm

Digging up the street has commenced for the initial stretch of mainline construction.

Also right about at this point is to be a streetcar stop. I'm anxious to see how it looks a couple weeks from now.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 8:07 am

Super excited for this part of construction! The haters on Reddit can go pound sand - this is awesome.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 8:22 am

Very glad to see for the obvious reason that the streetcar is getting closer, but also bc that stretch of pavement is in rough shape especially considering that it isn't that old.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:17 am

Looks like they ripped out the parking too? Was that damaged?

When I was in KC during their streetcar construction, they seemed to remove just enough pavement to lay the ballast and ties in the ground.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:44 am

Brad wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:17 am Looks like they ripped out the parking too? Was that damaged?

When I was in KC during their streetcar construction, they seemed to remove just enough pavement to lay the ballast and ties in the ground.

Driving through KC, I agree, looks like they only took out enough and not the whole street or parking areas.

locoluke · Post by **locoluke** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:37 am

Brad wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:17 am Looks like they ripped out the parking too? Was that damaged?

When I was in KC during their streetcar construction, they seemed to remove just enough pavement to lay the ballast and ties in the ground.

Here's the 60% design plot for reference:

My best guess is that with the median stop and the extended curb bump-outs, they may want to change the slope of the pavement to avoid drainage issues. With that being said, Occam's Razor would point to the parking area being damaged.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:48 am

Makes sense. Thanks.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:52 am

I took this image on Saturday in Midtown Crossing.