On October 19, 1885 the first train of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad (later a part of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad) arrived in Oberlin, Kansas. Oberlin was the end of a 77-mile line from Republican City, Nebraska, although the B&MR had visions of completing the line all the way to Pueblo, Colorado. Passenger service to Oberlin consisted of either a motorcar or a mixed train, with the motorcar service (trains 141-142) being discontinued on February 4, 1949. Mixed train service remained into the 1950s. The station, seen here on August 20, 1980, was closed in September 1985. The building was then moved to the town's museum grounds for preservation.
