March 27, 2008 | CEO Pay, Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Twiddy on March 27.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The chairman and chief executive officer of Kansas City Southern received compensation valued at $5.2 million, a 63 percent increase over 2006, according to a...
March 14, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on March 13.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several key moments have punctuated Kansas City Southern’s quest to develop a NAFTA-driven rail corridor from Kansas City to Mexico’s Pacific coast, but...
March 4, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on March 3.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced the appointment of Brian H. Bowers as senior vice president intermodal and automotive. Mr. Bowers will direct The Kansas City Southern Railway...
March 3, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 29.) Kansas City Southern has elected Henry Davis to its board. He will fill the seat of KCS President and Chief Operating Officer Arthur Shoener, who resigned from the board so the company...
February 27, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following appeared at EarthTimes.org on February 27.) NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings has upgraded the foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) to ‘BB-‘from ‘B+’. The Rating...
February 19, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by David J. Lynch appeared on the USA Today website on February 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A railroad based smack in the center of the country isn’t the most obvious play on globalization. But tiny Kansas City Southern (KSU) is emerging as a...
February 14, 2008 | Headlines, KCS, NS
(The following appeared on the Meridian Star website on February 14.) MERIDIAN, Miss. — Meridian was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal Wednesday in an article, “New Era Dawns for Rail Building,” about big changes being made in the railroad...
February 6, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on February 6.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern executives met Tuesday with investment analysts in New York as a tickertape parade showered confetti in the streets. The parade...
February 5, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on February 5.) KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern posted another strong quarter with sharp earnings and revenue gains in 2007’s final three months. For the three months ended Dec. 31,...
February 5, 2008 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on February 5.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) reported record fourth quarter 2007 revenues of $460.3 million, a 4.0% increase over the corresponding 2006 period. Revenue growth was primarily the...
