December 21, 2023 | Headlines, KCS, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: ProPublica, December 19, 2023) After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, KCS railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could never return to. Full...
December 21, 2023 | Headlines, KCS, Mexico, UP
(Source: CNN, December 17, 2023) US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will temporarily suspend operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, due to a surge in border crossings by migrants, the agency announced in a news...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, KCS, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Press release from the National Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health, April 26, 2023) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) announced today the “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Associated Press, April 10, 2023) Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, the train’s owner said, and no one was hurt. A locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, a Kansas City Southern spokesperson...
March 22, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, KCS, Mexico
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 21, 2023) Kansas City Southern de Mexico is battling congestion in key terminals likely caused by a combination of stronger than expected traffic growth and train crew shortages. According to Trains Magazine, the congestion began in...
January 5, 2023 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Television station KOAM, January 4, 2023) PITTSBURG, Kan. — Kansas City Sothern today hosted a hiring event at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Pittsburg. Officials with the company say they are trying to fill a number of conductor positions. Full...
December 20, 2022 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, December 19, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that the 22nd KCS Holiday Express program raised over $215,000 to benefit The Salvation Army in 20 communities in eight states where the KCS...
November 1, 2022 | CP, Headlines, KCS, Mexico
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, October 31, 2022) LAREDO, Texas — Today, Kansas City Southern (KCS) ceremonially broke ground on both sides of the new International Railroad Bridge spanning the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas....
October 31, 2022 | CP, Headlines, KCS, Mexico
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, October 30, 2022) Kansas City Southern will break ground Monday, south of Zaragoza Street on the east side of the tracks, on a second span of the new international bridge. Full story: www.lmtonline.com
October 27, 2022 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 25, 2022) Kansas City Southern will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for the second span the railway is building over the Rio Grande at Laredo. Full story: Trains Magazine
