How many of you remember when KCS wanted a piece of The Rock? It would have extended the KCS from Kansas City to the Twin Cities and was to be known as the Kansas City Northern. Once again, another big blunder occurred when the DC Idiot Club rejected the plan, and the KCN became a stillborn railroad.
Why did the DC Idiot Club jump in to save the Northeast railroads that became Conrail but put The Rock out to pasture?
Item: Though rejected by several carriers, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific wanted a piece of The Rock. UP's slice of the pie was the RI lines north of Kansas City, while Espee, the RI lines south of KC.
