(Kansas City Southern issued the following on September 17, 2010.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced that its schedule for the 10th Anniversary Holiday Express is now available from a link on the home page of kcsouthern.com.
The festive, six-car train with Santa Claus and his elves will make stops in 21 communities in seven states throughout The Kansas City Southern Railway Company service territory, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. The Company noted access to the Holiday Express train is free and open to the public.
The Holiday Express also has a charitable component. At each scheduled stop, The KCS Charitable Fund will make a contribution of gift cards to the local Salvation Army to provide warm clothing for children in need. Over the past nine years, thanks to the generous contributions of KCS’ employees, vendors and friends, the Holiday Express has donated $820,258 in gift cards to this cause.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is KCSR, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lazaro Cardenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS’ North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.