Kansas City Southern Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (133)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway
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| gptkbp:acquired |
gptkb:Panama_Canal_Railway_Company
gptkb:Texas_Mexican_Railway |
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_Railway_Company gptkb:Texas_Mexican_Railway gptkb:Gateway_Eastern_Railway gptkb:Mid_South_Rail_Corporation Acquired by Canadian National Railway. |
| gptkbp:acquisition_year |
gptkb:2021
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| gptkbp:cargo_types |
gptkb:steel
gptkb:Steel gptkb:coal Automotive Chemicals Minerals Construction materials Agricultural products automotive agricultural products minerals chemicals Intermodal Forest products intermodal containers Paper products forest products |
| gptkbp:ceo |
gptkb:Patrick_J._Ottensmeyer
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
education initiatives
community partnerships disaster relief efforts local economic development Support for local charities volunteer programs scholarship programs Local economic development Environmental stewardship programs Employee volunteer programs Safety education programs environmental stewardship programs safety awareness programs |
| gptkbp:community_involvement |
Local charity support
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| gptkbp:dividend_yield |
1.0% (2020)
|
| gptkbp:divisions |
KCSM
KCSR |
| gptkbp:employees |
7,000
approximately 7,000 |
| gptkbp:environmental_initiatives |
Sustainability programs
sustainability programs Sustainable rail operations |
| gptkbp:financial_performance |
Consistent revenue growth
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1887
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Kansas_City
gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Incorporation in 1887.
Acquisition of Panama Canal Railway in 2000. Acquisition of Southern Pacific in 1996. Expansion into the Gulf Coast in the 1990s. First train service to Mexico in 1893. Introduction of intermodal services in the 1980s. Merger with Texas Mexican Railway in 2005. Acquisition of Kansas City Southern de Mexico in 2005. Formation of Kansas City Southern Industries in 1962. |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first railroad to connect the U. S. and Mexico
First railroad to connect the U. S. and Mexico First railroad to connect Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kansas City Southern Railway
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:David_L._Starling
|
| gptkbp:market_cap |
$12 billion (2020)
|
| gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Texas_Mexican_Railway |
| gptkbp:operates |
freight rail services
intermodal services |
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_Industries
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern |
| gptkbp:part_of |
North American rail network
|
| gptkbp:partnership |
gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkb:CSX_Transportation gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:revenue |
$2.5 billion (2020)
$700 million (2020) |
| gptkbp:route |
6,000 miles
Texas to Louisiana approximately 6,000 miles Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico Missouri to Mexico |
| gptkbp:safety_record |
Positive safety record
AAR Safety Awards Federal Railroad Administration compliance |
| gptkbp:serves |
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:service_area |
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:service_type |
Intermodal
|
| gptkbp:stock_symbol |
KSU
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_de_Mexico
|
| gptkbp:technology |
GPS tracking
Advanced signaling systems Automated operations |
| gptkbp:track_gauge |
Standard gauge
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| gptkbp:traded_on |
gptkb:NYSE
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| gptkbp:train_types |
gptkb:railway
|
| gptkbp:trains |
freight trains
automotive trains chemical trains coal trains intermodal trains bulk commodity trains agricultural trains |
| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkb:automotive_industry gptkb:coal gptkb:Class_I_railroad agricultural products Midwestern and Southern United States intermodal containers |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
|
| gptkbp:uses_technology |
GPS tracking systems
Positive train control Data analytics for operations Automated train operations Mobile applications for customers |
| gptkbp:website |
www.kcsouthern.com
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:The_Canadian_National_Railway |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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