March 23, 2010 | Headlines, KCS, NS
(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...
March 11, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(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,...
March 9, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(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...
March 4, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on March 3, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The head of Kansas City Southern (KSU) said the railroad hasn’t been approached by any potential buyers since Warren Buffett’s deal to buy Burlington...
March 3, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(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....
March 1, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Francisco Diaz appeared on the Laredo Sun website on February 28, 2010.) LAREDO, Texas — The local authorities considered that after the conclusion of the First Business Round Table with Central America, the possibility to establish a product...
February 23, 2010 | BNSF, Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 22, 2010.) On Feb. 16, Dow Jones Indexes replaced Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. with Kansas City Southern on the Dow Jones Transportation Average after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. acquired...
February 10, 2010 | Headlines, 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...
February 9, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 8, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said Monday that director Karen L. Pletz won’t seek re-election at the freight rail operator’s annual meeting in May. The company said the decision...
February 1, 2010 | Headlines, KCS
(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...