KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern (KCS) reported first quarter 2011 revenues of $489 million, a 12 percent increase compared to the corresponding 2010 period. Overall, carload volumes were 7 percent higher than in first quarter 2010.

KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern reported fourth quarter 2010 revenues of $479 million reflecting continued improvement in economic conditions in the markets served.
Sequentially, revenues recovered from third quarter 2010 which were negatively impacted by service disruptions caused by Hurricane Alex, the railroad said.
Revenue growth was experienced across all commodity groups. Automotive revenues were up 41 percent over [...]

WASHINGTON — As an advocate for safety and a champion for change, Willie Sandoval, a boilermaker with Union Pacific Railroad in Fort Worth, Texas, was named the 2009 winner of the Harold F. Hammond Award.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern reported first quarter 2010 revenues of $436.3 million, a 26% increase compared to the corresponding 2009 period.
Double digit revenue improvements were experienced in each of the reported [...]

KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern has acquired the Puerta Mexico intermodal facility at Toluca in the State of Mexico. Later this month, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. will add direct train service from Lazaro Cardenas to Puerta Mexico, providing Mexico City import and export shippers with a service alternative featuring improved consistency and reliability and better transit times, the railroad said.

WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads announced that 2009 was the safest year in freight railroad history, with preliminary year-end data indicating the train accident rate, employee casualty rate and grade crossing incident rates were all at record low levels last year.

WASHINGTON — Carload freight volume on U.S. railroads reached its highest level in more than a year during the week ended Feb. 27, the Association of American Railroads reported.
U.S. railroads originated 290,261 carloads during the week ended Feb. 27, up 2.6 percent from the comparable week in 2009 and the highest level reported since the [...]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Joseph Szabo on Jan. 12 announced historic safety regulations requiring that Positive Train Control (PTC) technology be installed on the nation’s major rail lines as well as commuter and intercity passenger rail routes.

KANSAS CITY — In its ninth annual run, Kansas City Southern’s Holiday Express train will bring Santa Claus and his elves on 23 dates to 22 communities in eight states throughout the company’s service territory, including Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, [...]

MARIETTA, Ga. – A number of organizations – Operation Lifesaver, the U.S. Department of Transportation and major railroad companies – joined together to launch the Common Sense campaign. The initiative aims to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed and injured when trespassing around tracks and trains.
The campaign is targeted toward 18-34 year olds.
“Young [...]