December 2, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Charles Iyoho appeared on the News Messenger website on December 2.) JEFFERSON, Texas — They wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Braving the cold winter weather, area residents Monday afternoon stood, snapping photos of the Kansas City...
November 24, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following editorial appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on November 23.) VICTORIA, Texas — Ever since the “iron horse” first made tracks across an America just emerging from its infancy, the railroads have sometimes been seen as cold, uncaring...
November 18, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by David Tewes appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on November 17.) VICTORIA, Texas — An emergency escape route for the Brentwood subdivision east of Victoria should be ready before trains begin making regular runs on the new tracks there....
November 18, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on November 14.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) 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...
November 10, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on November 7.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In its eighth annual run, Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) Holiday Express train will bring Santa Claus and his elves to visit 23 stops in 21 communities in eight states throughout The...
October 29, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by David Tewes appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on October 28.) VICTORIA, Texas — Victoria and El Campo will have 400 fewer railcars passing through those cities daily because of a $20 million bypass Kansas City Southern plans to build....
October 29, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on October 28.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings were up 17 percent on increased shipments of scrap metal and coal. The railroad company earned $48.9 million,...
October 28, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issues the following on October 28.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) reported record third quarter revenues of $491.5 million, a 10.7% increase over third quarter 2007. The revenue growth was primarily related to a...
October 27, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Kathleen Baydala appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on October 25.) JACKSON, Miss. — The Kansas City Southern railway line through west Jackson where two freight trains crashed this week has reopened, but the cause of the mishap still is...
October 27, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Kathleen Baydala appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on October 24.) JACKSON, Miss. — Kansas City Southern railway crews have repaired and reopened the line where two trains collided Thursday afternoon in west Jackson, railway officials said...
