December 6, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Meridian Star, December 2, 2016) MERIDIAN — The Christmas spirit arrived in Meridian Friday evening by way of the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express’ visit to Union Station and Santa setting up his Christmas Factory at the Soule’ Museum. Full story:...
November 18, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Reuters, November 17, 2016) NEW YORK — The head of U.S. railroad Kansas City Southern said on Thursday the company could transfer money from Mexico to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump lowers taxes for those transactions, even as the company...
November 17, 2016 | BNSF, Headlines, KCS
(Source: BNSF and Kansas City Southern joint press release, November 16, 2016) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) today announced a new joint service to offer intermodal transportation connecting the Chicago and Dallas/Fort...
November 15, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Railway Age, November 14, 2016) NEW YORK — David L. Starling, who recently retired as President and CEO of Kansas City Southern, now has an intermodal terminal named after him. Full story: Railway Age
November 11, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, KCS
(Source: CNN, November 10, 2016) NEW YORK — Donald Trump has pledged to resurrect the coal industry. If he follows through on that promise, that’s great news for many railroads, which can generate big sales from transporting coal across the country. Union...
November 10, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Motley Fool, November 9, 2016) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad Kansas City Southern fell as much as 14.3% today after the election shook up companies tied to trade. As of 3 p.m. EST shares were down 10.6%. There’s concern in the market that the U.S. will...
November 10, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Business Journal of Kansas City, November 9, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The CEO of Kansas City Southern said questions about how a Donald Trump administration’s views about the North American Free Trade Agreement might affect the company aren’t new,...
November 9, 2016 | Headlines, KCS, UP
(Source: Bloomberg, November 9, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump campaigned on vows to build a wall along the southern border, deport millions of Hispanic immigrants, dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement and ignite a trade war with Mexico. That doesn’t bode...
November 7, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 4, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its 16th annual Holiday Express will distribute a total of $153,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express...
November 3, 2016 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 1, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), is investing approximately $14.3 million in 2016 on construction and...
