The Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) was our country’s smallest Class I in the post-Staggers Act era, in terms of route miles. TheRoute Of The Southern Bellehad always been a system surrounded by larger giants, even prior to the mega-merger movement during the classic era of the mid...
while COVID resurgence is a risk, we’re very optimistic about 2021. The combination of our revenue opportunities, paired with the increased service focus as a part of PSR phase 3, will drive an impressive growth year here for Kansas City Southern. ...
Kansas. Many African Americans looked to Kansas as the land of "John Brown" and, led by freedmen like Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, began establishing black colonies in the state. This led to an exodus of African Americans in the 1870s from the southern states, and they became known as Exo...
In southeastern Kansas, the prairies give way to hilltop woodlands of diminutive black-jack andpost oak trees. These unique forests, called the Crosstimbers, form a thin band from southern Kansas into northern Texas. The oaks are stunted by drought, but their short stature hides their age. Man...
The internecine struggle in Kansas, in which John Brown was a prominent factor, was potent in forcing the great war that followed between the Northern and the Southern States. A census taken in February, 1855, showed a white population of 8601. In 1860, according to the United States census...
When it was reorganized on April 1, 1923 as the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad the EL&RR trackage was not retained and became part of the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company (a Kansas City Southern predecessor). Throughout the 20th century, the 2,787-mile Katy enjoyed strong leadership ...
Housed in the beautifully renovated 1930s-era Brookfield Building which held ticket offices for various train stations, the Hotel Indigo Kansas City Downtown offers a reminder of the rail lines that put this city on the map. As a nod to this 12-story tower's past, our 118 guest rooms are...
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In the 1860s, the Civil War brought a new level of activity to Westport. With the free state of Kansas just one mile to the west, Westport frequently found itself caught between the northern abolitionists and the southern sympathizers of Missouri. Before the issues of the war between the ...