February 11, 2014 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, February 7, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The biggest news of the week for KCS’ U.S. network was Winter Storm Nika, which blanketed Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma with several inches of snow,...
February 7, 2014 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Reuters, February 6, 2014) GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Two companies that control almost all of Mexico’s rail freight market said on Thursday that proposed legislation to open up the industry ignores a concession granting exclusivity for another 14...
January 29, 2014 | Headlines, KCS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, January 27, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors on January 27, 2014 declared a regular dividend of $0.28 per share on the outstanding KCS common stock, which is a 30%...
January 24, 2014 | Headlines, KCS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release (PDF), January 24, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) reported record fourth quarter 2013 revenues of $616 million. Overall, carload volumes were 2% higher than in fourth quarter 2012. Highlights: •...
January 15, 2014 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Zacks.com, January 14, 2014) NEW YORK — Beyond its focus on the middle part of the U.S., KSU also has a heavy presence in the Mexican market. It has a rail passageway between Mexico City and Laredo, Texas, serving several Mexican industrial cities, as...
December 19, 2013 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Associated Press, December 19, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express Train, which has chugged through Kansas and other states, has ended its journey at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. Full story: The...
December 9, 2013 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Shreveport Times, December 7, 2013) SHREVEPORT, La. — Despite near freezing temperatures, thousands made their way Saturday to the Kansas City Southern railyard to hop aboard the KCS Holiday Express. Full story: Shreveport Times
November 21, 2013 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Victoria Advocate, November 20, 2013) VICTORIA, Texas — The 13th annual Holiday Express, a six-car Christmas-light adorned train carrying Santa Claus, reindeer and elves, is making four stops in the Crossroads between Thanksgiving and Christmas. As part of...
November 8, 2013 | Headlines, KCS
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, November 7, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) today that its 13th Annual Holiday Express will distribute a record-high $164,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express route....
November 5, 2013 | CEO Pay, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Zolmax News, November 5, 2013) NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern Executive Vice President (EVP) Warren Erdman sold 3,500 shares of Kansas City Southern stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.00, for a...
