[RITSlist] Belleville, KS to Lincoln, NE Line

[Eric Miller]

A friend recently posed a question to me: why has the
former Rock Island line been abandoned between
Belleville, KS and Lincoln, NE?  I hadn't really
thought about this one, and I think it is a good
question indeed.  I would assume that the connection
between northern Kansas and the Lincoln/Omaha centers
would be a viable one to keep, also important as a
secondary line east of Denver.

I know that when Kyle first started, they ran all the
way east to Hallam, NE, where they connected with the
BNSF to Lincoln.  When I was in college in Lincoln
about 5 years ago, I remember seeing an occasional
Kyle locomotive in the southwest Lincoln.  So what
happened?

If anyone has any insight into this, I would be most
appreciative.

Thanks,
Eric Miller


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