▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ; ▁along ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁maintained ▁or ▁restored ▁to ▁its ▁Victor ian ▁appearance . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Super ior ▁was ▁pl atted ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁from ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁their ▁land . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁At ch ison , ▁To pe ka ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Railway ▁built ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁from ▁Ne va ▁( 3 ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Str ong ▁City ) ▁to ▁Super ior . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point , ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁Ne va ▁to ▁Lost ▁Spr ings ▁was ▁pulled ▁but ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁This ▁branch ▁line ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁" Str ong ▁City ▁and ▁Super ior ▁line " ▁but ▁later ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁the ▁" Str ong ▁City ▁line ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁At ch ison , ▁To pe ka ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Railway ▁merged ▁with ▁Bur ling ton ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁and ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁B NS F ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Most ▁loc als ▁still ▁refer ▁to ▁this ▁rail road ▁as ▁the ▁" S anta ▁Fe ". ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Super ior ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁cities ▁in ▁America ▁that ▁supported ▁a ▁professional ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁team , ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Sen ators ▁( 1 9 5 6 – 5 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁State