▁common ▁with ▁many ▁rail ro ads ▁by ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁abs ente e ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁S aus age ▁line ▁was ▁Frank ▁K ell , ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁F alls ▁rail road ▁entrepr ene ur ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁F alls ▁and ▁Southern ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁F alls ▁and ▁North western ▁Railway , ▁and ▁the ▁Missouri ▁and ▁North ▁Ark ansas ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁City ▁Rail road , ▁a ▁name ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 - 1 9 1 2 ▁company , ▁began ▁operating ▁between ▁Gard end ale , ▁ ▁Cry stal ▁City , ▁and ▁Car ri zo ▁Spr ings , ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁, ▁but ▁it ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁At ▁its ▁peak ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁had ▁ ▁of ▁total ▁track ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁ear ning ▁a ▁profit , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁Rail road ▁Commission ▁annual ▁report ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁route ▁in ▁Texas . ▁UP ▁cre ws ▁today ▁still ▁call ▁the ▁continu ing ▁fre ight ▁line ▁from ▁San ▁Antonio ▁to ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁" The ▁S aus age ." ▁The ▁superior ity ▁of ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁route ▁to ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁encourag ed