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KCS, NS assess joint Meridian Speedway line

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 22, 2010.) Last week, senior executives from Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern Railway completed an annual inspection of their Meridian Speedway joint venture to assess improvements made...

KCS sees first quarter sales increase 20 percent

(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 10, 2010.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator Kansas City Southern said Wednesday it expects first-quarter sales to grow by more than 20 percent compared with the same period a year ago. In the first quarter of 2009,...

KCS buys Puerta Mexico intermodal terminal

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas City Southern bought the Puerta Mexico intermodal terminal facility about 40 miles west of Mexico City at Toluca, and plans soon to start...

KCSM to update transportation service plan

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 2, 2010.) Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V.’s (KCSM) transportation department is working with the railroad’s international service design team to update the transportation service plan....

Grupo Mexico signs agreement with KCS

(Dow Jones circulated the following on February 10, 2010.) MEXICO CITY — Mexican mining and railway company Grupo Mexico SAB (GMEXICO.MX) said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Kansas City Southern de Mexico, or KCSM, on interconnection and rights of way between...

KCS hosts Operation Lifesaver in Nuevo Laredo

(The following story by Osvaldo Rodriguez appeared on the Laredo Sun website on February 1, 2010.) NUEVO LAREDO — “Make a complete stop, look, listen, and then cross,” is what anyone who is about to pass a railroad crossing in their vehicle, on foot, or...