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KCS laser cannon has gone missing

It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, but it’s real. And someone stole it. Denton police are trying to locate a stolen laser cannon. The device was taken from a truck on Friday afternoon. The laser is used as a measuring device in the train business. It...

Webcast alert: KCS to announce 4Q earnings on January 27

Kansas City Southern announced the following Webcast: What: Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Conference Call When: January 27, 2011 @ 8:45 AM Eastern Where: http://www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=162817 How: Live over the Internet — Simply log on...

Kansas City Southern declares quarterly dividend

(Kansas City Southern issued the following on January 18.) Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable on April...

KCSM opens Mexican transload terminal near Toluca

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 11, 2010.) Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) and Bulkmatic de México S. de R.L de C.V. recently opened a new TransLoad Center (TLC) at the Maclovio Herrera rail facility in...

Motiva and Norfolk Southern Announce Unit-Train Capability

(The following story appeared on the Kansas City Star website on October 7, 2010.) KANSAS CITY — Motiva Enterprises LLC (Motiva) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced expansion of Motiva’s Doraville, Ga., operations to allow for the delivery of...

KCS to announce third quarter earnings on October 26

(Kansas City Southern issued the following on October 1, 2010.) BusinessWire – Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will release its financial results for third quarter 2010 on Tuesday October 26, 2010, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock...

Kansas City Southern schedules Holiday Express Train

(Kansas City Southern issued the following on September 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced that its schedule for the 10th Anniversary Holiday Express is now available from a link on the home page of kcsouthern.com. The festive, six-car...

KCSM opens transload facility in Mexico

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 8, 2010.) On Aug. 31, Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) and chemical supplier Nitroamonia de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Orica Ltd.) marked the opening of a jointly developed...