Kansas City Southern is the parent of Kansas City Southern Railway.
The company was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell in 1887 with the goal of connecting Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1930 Kansas City Southern added routes to Louisiana. No further expansion happened until 1993 when a route was added from Dallas, Texas to Meridian, Mississippi.
Today Kansas City Southern has a network of over 6,000 miles of rails from Missouri to Mexico. The company operates three main rail lines: Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR), KCS, and KCSM. The company’s rails transport freight such as products from the chemical, petroleum, agricultural, mineral, industrial, and consumer industries.
Kansas City Southern trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KSU, is a member of the S&P 500, is a member of Dow Jones Transports, is #871 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,500 employees, and had $2.58 billion in revenue in 2014.
Kansas City SouthernKansas City Southern is the parent of Kansas City Southern Railway.
The company was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell in 1887 with the goal of connecting Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1930 Kansas City Southern added routes to Louisiana. No further expansion happened until 1993 when a route was added from Dallas, Texas to Meridian, Mississippi.
Today Kansas City Southern has a network of over 6,000 miles of rails from Missouri to Mexico. The company operates three main rail lines: Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR), KCS, and KCSM. The company’s rails transport freight such as products from the chemical, petroleum, agricultural, mineral, industrial, and consumer industries.
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Kansas City Southern trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KSU, is a member of the S&P 500, is a member of Dow Jones Transports, is #871 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,500 employees, and had $2.58 billion in revenue in 2014.