KCS to invest $20 million in rail line from Kansas through Louisiana

Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced April 5, 2016 that its principal U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), will invest approximately $20 million in 2016 in construction and improvement projects on KCSR’s main line from Kansas through Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana. This line segment is a key component of the KCS network.

Work will begin April 19 and end in mid-June. The project includes the replacement of six miles of rail and 92,400 cross ties, as well as improvements to over 100 grade crossings.

Rail, cross tie and crossing improvements are planned between Pittsburg, Kan. and Spiro, Okla., beginning April 19 and ending in early June. Communities that KCSR will work through include Pittsburg, Kan.; Asbury and Carl Junction, Mo.; Gentry and Siloam Springs, Ark.; Watts, Westville, Stilwell, Marble City, Sallisaw, Gans and Spiro, Okla.

Rail improvements are planned between Heavener, Okla. and Blanchard, La. beginning and completing in June. Communities that KCSR will work through include Page, Okla.; Mena, Cove, Vandervoort, Gillham and De Queen, Ark.; and Blanchard, La.

“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 KCS CEO David L. Starling. “These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate.”