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