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Here we go again: More talk of KCS take over

(Source: Kansas City Business Journal, April 12, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the collapse of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s $28 billion takeover bid for Norfolk Southern Corp., speculation again has turned to Kansas City Southern, Reuters reports. Full story:...

KCS to invest $20 million on main line projects

(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 6, 2016) Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) will spend $20 million on construction and improvement projects on its main line from Kansas through Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana, the railroad announced...

KCS promotes Songer to EVP and COO

(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, March 10, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today the promotion of Jeffrey M. Songer from senior vice president engineering and chief transportation officer to executive vice president and chief...

KCS improves capacity of cross border bridge

(Source: Railway Track and Structures, February 16, 2016) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern identified the International Rail Bridge at Laredo/Nuevo Laredo as an opportunity to improve operational efficiency and a candidate for the Business Process Improvement (BPI)...

KCS declares stock dividend

(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, January 28, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) Board of Directors on January 28, 2016 declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The dividend...

KCS reports 4Q and full-year 2015 results

(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, January 22, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) reported fourth quarter 2015 revenues of $598 million. Overall, carload volumes were 2% lower than in fourth quarter 2014. Excluding the estimated impacts of...