(Source: Kansas City Star, April 19, 2016)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flooding shut down parts of Kansas City Southern’s railway operations for three weeks but did not derail its first quarter earnings. The company posted $107.8 million in profits during the first quarter, or 99 cents a share, compared with $100.8 million, or 91 cents a share, in the same quarter a year ago. The 6.9 percent increase in profits came despite service problems last month.
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