October 24, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Clarion-Ledger website on October 23.) JACKSON, Miss. — A bulletin released late today by the state’s Department of Transportation advises road closures linked to the crash involving two freight trains may persist into Friday. An...
October 22, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Robin Fitzgerald appeared on the Sun Herald website on October 21.) BILOXI, Miss. — As one official put it, the good news about a train derailment Tuesday in Stone County is that no one was injured after cars containing hazardous chemicals ran...
October 20, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Jerry Jordan appeared on the Beaumont Examiner website on October 19.) BEAUMONT, Texas — A decade-old state law backed up by a city ordinance is about to be dusted off and better enforced by police, according to Beaumont City Manager Kyle Hayes...
October 17, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 16.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Freight railroad operator Kansas City Southern said Thursday it has named Michael W. Upchurch as executive vice president and chief financial officer, replacing current CFO Patrick J....
October 17, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on October 16.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Executive Committee of Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) Board of Directors yesterday declared a cash dividend of $12.8125 per share on the outstanding 5.125% Cumulative Convertible...
October 15, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by David Hendricks appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on October 14.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In the auto manufacturing corridor stretching from Detroit to Puebla, Mexico, the region least positioned for the future is the...
October 14, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on October 13.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For several months, it appeared that the railroad sector was recession-proof. As businesses moved more freight to rails from trucks when fuel prices...
October 10, 2008 | Headlines, KCS, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 9.) NEW YORK — Mississippi Department of Transportation officials say about 130 crossings have been upgraded on Kansas City Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX Transportation lines. Of 55...
October 7, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on October 6.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release its financial results for third quarter 2008 on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will...
October 6, 2008 | Headlines, KCS, UP
(The following story by David Hendricks appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on October 3.) LAREDO, Texas — Warehouse manager Tom Wade remembers Laredo in the days before the North American Free Trade Agreement. Hardly any residential and commercial...
