Kansas City Southern’s Strong Operational Performance Drives Record Grain Performance
December 02 2021 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
KCS shipped more grain in October and November
than in any other month on record
Quarter-to-date cross-border grain shuttle
train cycle times are at record best levels
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announces that it
achieved record daily average grain carloads in Nov., 2021,
exceeding the previous record for daily average grain carloads set
in Oct., 2021. KCS achieved this record by delivering all-time low
cross-border grain shuttle train cycle times.
“These grain milestones are the result of continuous improvement
initiatives and an intense focus on our service,” stated John Orr,
KCS executive vice president operations. “They are the result of
months of challenging our historic processes and engaging at a
deeper level to improve our customer value proposition.”
“Based on a record of strong operational performance, KCS is
able to provide consistent and excellent service to its customers,”
stated Michael Naatz, KCS executive vice president and chief
marketing officer. “Our grain customers have benefitted from
improved equipment availability and cycle times, better positioning
them to win in their markets.”
KCS’ rail lines receive and originate shipments of grain and
grain products for delivery to a variety of consumers in the U.S.
and Mexico. KCS’ cross-border grain shipments represent some of the
longest lengths of haul on the network, originating in the
midwestern U.S. states of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska and moving into central and southern Mexico.
An intense cross-functional focus on customer service and
operational performance is driving near record velocity and dwell
performance at KCS. These improvements in performance metrics
benefit grain customers, as well as KCS’ customers in all other
sectors.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south-central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS’ North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North
American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway
system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada.
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C. Doniele Carlson, 816-983-1372, dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
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