KCS Delivers Grain Milestones
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Kansas City Southern (KCS) on Dec. 2 reported setting record daily average grain carloads in November 2021, exceeding the previous record set in October 2021.
KCS attributed the achievement to its delivery of “all-time low cross-border grain shuttle train cycle times.”
KCS’s rail lines receive and originate shipments of grain and grain products for delivery to consumers in the U.S. and Mexico. According to the railroad, its 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.”
“These grain milestones are the result of continuous improvement initiatives and an intense focus on our service,” KCS Executive Vice President Operations John Orr said. “They are the result of months of challenging our historic processes and engaging at a deeper level to improve our customer value proposition.”
“Our grain customers have benefitted from improved equipment availability and cycle times, better positioning them to win in their markets,” KCS Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Michael Naatz said.
