Image Source: Kansas City Southern – IR Presentation
By Callum Turcan
Kansas City Southern (KSU) is a transportation holding company that owns two primary subsidiaries; the Kansas City Southern Railway Company (one of seven Class I railroads operating in America) and Kansas City Southern de México (one of two large regional railroads operating in Mexico). The railroad operator owns the most direct line between Mexico City, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas, where more than half of all rail/truck traffic between America and Mexico cross the border. Additionally, Kansas City Southern owns 50% of the Panama Canal