August 1, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story appeared on The Kansas City Star website on August 1.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern outperformed even the high expectations of analysts, nearly doubling its profits in the second quarter. For the three months that ended June 30, Kansas...
July 31, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on July 31.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) reported record second quarter revenues of $486.2 million, a 13.8% increase over second quarter 2007. The revenue growth was attributable to a continued...
July 17, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Shreveport Times website on July 17.) SHREVEPORT, La. — The driver of an 18-wheeler walked away from a crash with a train Wednesday. Jorge Mandro was approaching the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks that parallel state Highway 1...
July 8, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on July 7.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will release its financial results for second quarter 2008 on Thursday, July 31, 2008, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS...
July 3, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Reuters circulated the following story by Lisa Shumaker on July 2.) CHICAGO — The upper Mississippi River is expected to fully reopen no later than July 8 after being closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in the U.S. Midwest in 15 years, said U.S. grain...
July 3, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Southern website on July 2.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Art Shoener, who recently resigned as Kansas City Southern’s president and chief operating officer, will receive nearly $2 million in total severance benefits, according to a...
June 24, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Vickie Welborn appeared on the Shreveport Times website on June 24.) ADA, La. — A Kansas City Southern rail line in the Bienville Parish community of Ada should be operational sometime today following overnight repairs related to Monday...
June 24, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 23.) TAYLOR, La. — Several Kansas City Southern train cars have derailed and three are on fire after colliding with a log truck in northern Louisiana. Authorities in Bienville Parish say a tractor-trailer pulled...
June 10, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on June 10.) KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern on Monday announced that David L. Starling is the company’s new president and chief operating officer. Starling, who begins his new role...
June 9, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on June 9.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) today announced the appointment of David L. Starling as its President and Chief Operating Officer, in a move to further strengthen the company’s growing...
