Kansas City Southern : KCS to Invest Approximately $7.5 Million in Capacity, Maintenance and Safety on Its Rail Lines Through Mississippi

Kansas City, Mo., October 1, 2015. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its principal U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), will invest approximately $7.5 million in 2015 on construction and improvement projects on its Aberdeen Branch between West Point and Aberdeen, Miss. and its Tuscaloosa Subdivision between Artesia and Columbus, Miss. These projects will help grow capacity, as well as maintain and enhance safety on KCS' cross-border network.

The work will begin on October 20 and continue through the end of November. It will include the replacement of 5.6 miles of rail and 38,000 cross ties, as well as improvements to 19 road crossings. Communities that KCSR will be working through include Aberdeen, Artesia, Columbus and West Point.

'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 chief executive officer David L. Starling. 'These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate.'

In Mississippi, KCSR owns and operates approximately 600 miles of railroad. In addition, KCSR provides service to an intermodal facility in Jackson; the river ports of Columbus, Vicksburg and Yellow Creek and the Gulf of Mexico port of Gulfport; and several transload facilities in the state. The KCSR network in Mississippi serves as an effective transportation and logistics solution for shippers moving goods throughout North America.

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 KCSR, 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 Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in 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.

Contact:C. Doniele Carlson, 816-983-1372, dcarlson@kcsouthern.com