Kansas City Southern Releases 2014 Sustainability Report

Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) has published its annual Sustainability Report covering the company’s activities in 2014. The report is now available on the newly enhanced www.kcsouthern.com in the Corporate Responsibility and Investors sections. It highlights the company’s position and progress on social, environmental and economic topics.

Some of the sustainability highlights in 2014 include implementation of new technologies to further improve safety and security including technology that detects potential safety rules violations involving the inappropriate use of cell phones in locomotive cabs; a new mobile security application that enhances safety and security by allowing real time reporting of events to allow faster response when needed; and new sustainable technology improvements. The report also highlights KCS’ participation in the See Tracks? Think Train! grade crossing safety campaign and its receipt of awards from customers and TRANSCAER®.

The report also reinforces KCS’ commitment to service quality and customer satisfaction; the safety of employees and the communities through which the railroad operates; responsible environmental stewardship; positive corporate citizenship through community engagement, charitable giving and volunteerism; providing employees with tools for a fulfilling career and healthy life; and delivering value to shareholders.

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 Lazaro Cardenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in the Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS’ North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

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Kansas City SouthernC. Doniele Carlson, [e-mail]