Kansas City Southern Industries to Separate Railroad, Financial Units.(Originated from The Kansas City Star, Mo.)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: October 14, 1997| Author: Heaster, Randolph | Copyright information

Oct. 14--On the surface, the Kansas City Southern Railway appears to be rolling into one problem after another.

The railroad's parent company, Kansas City Southern Industries Inc., recently announced plans to separate its railroad from its fast-growing financial services business. This step has raised questions about the future of the venerable Kansas City-based railroad.

Then last week, the United Transportation Union struck the railroad in a dispute...

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