(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on June 1.)
KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern is pleased to announce the promotion of John E. Foster from assistant chief mechanical officer to vice president and chief mechanical officer for KCS’ U.S. operation, effective June 1, 2005. Based in Shreveport, La. Mr. Foster replaces James E. Fisk, who has taken a position as a vice president of Electro Motive Diesel to be closer to his family in Chicago, Ill.
“John brings a wealth of experience to his new role at KCS and knows first-hand what it takes to run a world-class mechanical operation,” said Art Shoener, president and chief executive officer of KCS’ U.S. operation. Mr. Foster began his career as a carman apprentice with The Kansas City Southern Railway Company in 1968 and has worked his way through the mechanical ranks.
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. holdings include The Kansas City Southern Railway Company and The Texas-Mexican Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include a controlling interest in TFM, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lazaro Cardenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50% interest in The 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., Canada and Mexico.