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KCS moves earn plaudits from analysts

(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on December 27.) KANSAS CITY — As Kansas City Southern approaches the new year as a single railroad stretching from the Midwest to Mexico City, analysts applauded moves the company...

Kansas City Southern tries to halt Mexico rail deal

(Reuters circulated the following article on December 16.) MEXICO CITY — U.S. rail operator Kansas City Southern asked Mexico’s anti-trust body on Friday to stop Grupo Mexico merging its Ferromex rail operations with those of recently purchased Ferrosur....

Kansas City Southern Santa Train a delight

(The following article by Eric Coley was posted on the Marshall Democrat website on December 12.) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Monday evening’s Kansas City Southern annual Holiday Express train excursion to Marshall was attended by hundreds of area residents. In...

Grupo TMM, Kansas City Southern part ways

(Reuters circulated the following article on December 6.) CHICAGO — Railroad holding company Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. came a step closer on Tuesday to ending a tumultuous 10-year business relationship when its largest shareholder Mexican logistics...

Kansas City Southern shares priced at $23.25

(Reuters circulated the following article on December 6.) BOSTON — Railroad holding company Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. on Tuesday said that a public offering of its stock was priced at $23.25 a share. The company said that some 9 million shares were...

Kansas City Southern railroad has new name

(The following article by Randolph Heaster was posted on the Kansas City Star website on December 6.) KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern has changed the name of its Mexican railroad to Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Also, Kansas City Southern will...

Norfolk Southern Corp. agrees to invest in partnership

(The Virginian-Pilot posted the following article on its website on December 3.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. agreed to form a joint venture with Kansas City Southern to increase shipments from Mexico and the southwestern United States to the Southeast,...