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The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Kansas_City_Southern_Railway_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:KCS
gptkbp:acquiredBy
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:acquisitionYear
2023
gptkbp:fleetSize
over 800 locomotives
gptkbp:founded
1887
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:Arthur_Stilwell
gptkbp:headquarters_location
gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
last Class I railroad in the U.S. to remain independent before merger
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
gptkbp:industry
gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo
KCS logo
gptkbp:mainLine
Kansas City to Port Arthur, Texas
gptkbp:notableRoute
gptkb:Meridian_Speedway
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
approximately 7,000 (prior to merger)
gptkbp:parentCompany
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City
gptkbp:reportingMark
gptkb:KCS
gptkb:KCSM
gptkb:KCSR
gptkbp:responsibility
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:serviceType
freight rail
gptkbp:stockSymbol
gptkb:KSU
gptkbp:subsidiary
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_de_México
gptkb:The_Texas_Mexican_Railway_Company
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City
gptkbp:website
https://www.kcsouthern.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7