Railroad Improvement Set For Golden Triangle

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Kansas City, Mo., October 1, 2015. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that
its principal U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), will invest
approximately $7.5 million in 2015 on construction and improvement projects on its Aberdeen Branch
between West Point and Aberdeen, Miss. and its Tuscaloosa Subdivision between Artesia and Columbus,
Miss. These projects will help grow capacity, as well as maintain and enhance safety on KCS’ crossborder
network.
The work will begin on October 20 and continue through the end of November. It will include the
replacement of 5.6 miles of rail and 38,000 cross ties, as well as improvements to 19 road crossings.
Communities that KCSR will be working through include Aberdeen, Artesia, Columbus and West Point.
“KCS, through its U.S. and Mexican subsidiaries, continues to invest in capital projects to expand
network capacity, keep maintenance in a regular and healthy cycle, and enhance the safety of our
operation,” said chief executive officer David L. Starling. “These investments also help us be an
economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate.”
In Mississippi, KCSR owns and operates approximately 600 miles of railroad. In addition, KCSR
provides service to an intermodal facility in Jackson; the river ports of Columbus, Vicksburg and Yellow
Creek and the Gulf of Mexico port of Gulfport; and several transload facilities in the state. The KCSR
network in Mississippi serves as an effective transportation and logistics solution for shippers moving
goods throughout North America.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad