Kansas City Southern

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:KCS
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2023
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2023
gptkbp:founded 1887
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Arthur_Stilwell
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas City Southern
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:length approximately 6,700 miles
gptkbp:logo Kansas City Southern logo.svg
gptkbp:notableEvent Merger with Canadian Pacific Railway to form Canadian Pacific Kansas City in 2023
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:International_Bridge_at_Laredo,_Texas
gptkb:Meridian_Speedway_(joint_venture_with_Norfolk_Southern)
gptkb:Shreveport_Yard
Kansas City Terminal Railway (partial ownership)
Port Arthur Terminal Railway (partial ownership)
Texarkana Terminal Railway (partial ownership)
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Meridian_Speedway
gptkb:Louisiana_&_Arkansas_Railway
gptkb:MidSouth_Rail
gptkb:Gulfport_Subdivision
gptkb:Laredo_Subdivision
gptkb:Tex-Mex_Railway
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 7,000 (prior to acquisition)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City
gptkbp:product petroleum
agricultural products
chemicals
automotive products
intermodal containers
gptkbp:reportingMark gptkb:KCS
gptkb:KCSM
gptkb:KCSR
gptkb:KCSX
gptkbp:serviceType freight rail
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:KSU
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_de_México
gptkb:Louisiana_&_Arkansas_Railway
gptkb:Gateway_Eastern_Railway
gptkb:MidSouth_Rail_Corporation
gptkb:The_Kansas_City_Southern_Railway_Company
gptkb:The_Texas_Mexican_Railway_Company
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:website https://www.kcsouthern.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_de_México
gptkb:Panama_Canal_Railway_Company
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City_Limited
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6