How did the kansas city southern railroad get the nickname "haywire"?

Question

How did the kansas city southern railroad get the nickname "haywire"?

Answer 1

haha

i had never heard that one

but probably from disgruntled RR workers

"haywire" is an old farmer term for anythign broken down and fixed haphazardly on the spot instead of being properly repaired.

Hay bales used to be tied together with steel wire, which was used to fix everything on a farm.

Answer 2

i beleive that John Kenefick, (from the union pacific) nicknamed it "the haywire" , refering it as a railway that started nowhere and ended nowhere.ie,(haywire)

Answer 3

Not the answer to your question,  but  I found links to much interesting history on that line here >>>>  http://www.kcshs.org/