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Canada-US-Mexico services start to deliver for CPKC
Combining CP and KCS networks enables CPKC to transport cargo from Mexico to more US and Canadian destinations, shifting focus to longer haul routes.
US weekly update
Paid sick leave for rail workers in the US: where do we stand?
Negotiations between trade unions and some of the Class I railway companies in the United States significantly accelerated and brought some results over the last…
US weekly update
US railway giants merge to create first Canada-US-Mexico network
Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two of the largest railway companies in the United States, finalised a merger that will result in…
Will Bernie Sanders convince US rail companies to pay sick leave?
US Senator Bernie Sanders is still trying to provide rail workers in the country with at least seven days of paid sick leave. During a…
Mexican Anti-Trust report has no impact on KCS
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has claimed to be outside the scope of a preliminary report of the Mexican Anti-Trust Authority Cofece, analysing market competition in…
Kansas City Southern saw record revenue in 2018
The US rail freight company Kansas City Southern (KSC) reached a record-high revenue of 2.7 billion US Dollar (2.39 billion Euros) in 2018, 5 per…
KCS to build rail facility on US-Mexican border
US rail freight company Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) will start developing a cargo processing facility on the US-Mexican border this month. The aim is…
New rail freight service to link the US and Mexico
US rail freight company Kansas City Southern (KSC) plans to link SW International Gateway Business Park, located close to Houston, Texas to Mexico by rail…
Rail carrying more US fuel exports to Mexico
Mexico’s poor pipeline infrastructure is favouring the use of rail freight for US refined fuel imports, due to cars’ rising consumption and outdated refineries which…