December 22, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on December 19.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern plans to move some operations from Shreveport, La., to its corporate headquarters, adding about 130 well-paying jobs to the local...
December 22, 2008 | DOT, Headlines, KCS
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An alternate route for freight rail traffic to and from the United States and Mexico to improve cross-border goods movement is one step closer to reality thanks to an...
December 18, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on December 17.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Kansas City Southern agreed to pay 13 percent on $190 million in new five-year notes and markets applauded. Shares in the railroad company were up nearly 20 percent today,...
December 16, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Kathie Bassett appeared on The Alton Telegraph website on December 15.) GODFREY, Ill. — Tightly bundled families braved the cold to greet Santa when he came to town Monday on the Holiday Express. Arriving on the Kansas City Southern railroad,...
December 16, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 15.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator Kansas City Southern said Monday it would offer $175 million in senior notes due in 2013. It said its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co., would use the money...
December 15, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Reuters circulated the following on December 12.) CHICAGO — Regional U.S. railroad Kansas City Southern (KSU.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) warned on Friday that weakness in the U.S. and global economies had pushed down freight volumes and would hurt...
December 11, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Terry Hillig appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on December 10.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Santa Claus and his elves are headed for Godfrey on the Kansas City Southern Railway’s Holiday Express. The train is scheduled to arrive at the Pearl...
December 10, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on December 10.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Holiday Express Train rolls into Blue Springs today bringing Santa for a visit. The six-car train includes a smiling tank-car “Rudy,” a flat car carrying Santa’s sleigh,...
December 9, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Jill Moon appeared on The Telegraph website on December 7.) GODFREY, Ill. — Santa Claus is coming to town on the Kansas City Southern railroad, known as the Holiday Express. The annual Santa train will roll into the Pearl Street crossing...
December 9, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Brett Dalton appeared on The Morning Sun website on December 8.) PITTSBURG, Kan. — Brisk winds and cool temperatures Monday evening could not keep hundreds of local residents from taking in the Christmas tradition that is the Holiday Express...
