Kansas City Southern Announces 18th Annual Holiday Express Schedule; Kicks-off Fundraising to Help Kids in Need
September 06 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today its
schedule for the 18th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop
in 22 communities in eight states on 27 dates. At each stop,
visitors can board the train, visit with Santa and his elves and
tour the inside of three cars of the festive six-car train. Each
event is free and open to the public.
In addition to free, public events, KCS’ Holiday Express has a
charitable component. Over the past 17 years, the project has
raised well over $2 million to purchase gift cards, which are
donated to The Salvation Army at each scheduled stop. These gift
cards are used to purchase warm clothing and other necessities for
children in need in the local community.
“KCS is proud to continue this long-standing tradition of
bringing joy to communities throughout our network with the Holiday
Express train,” said KCS president and chief executive officer
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer. “This project brings people together, helps
build relationships in the community and supports our corporate
vision and values.”
Anyone interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to the
2018 KCS Holiday Express fundraising campaign may do so by visiting
www.kcsouthern.com > Corporate Responsibility > Holiday
Express or by clicking here. The campaign will close October
31.
The KCS Holiday Express was built on the tradition of the Santa
Train, which ran on a segment of the network bought by KCS in 1997.
In 2000, a group of warm-hearted KCS employees noticed that the
Santa Train was the only Christmas some kids had, and that some
kids did not have essential items like coats, hats and gloves, so
they committed to elevating the project. In 2001, volunteers
transformed a retired freight train to the experience that
communities throughout KCS' U.S. service territory enjoy today.
Led by KCS’ Southern Belle business train, the Holiday Express
train includes a smiling tank car “Rudy;” a flat car carrying
Santa’s sleigh, reindeer and a miniature village; a gingerbread
boxcar; an elves’ workshop; the reindeer stable; and a little red
caboose. Each car is dressed in lights.
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 The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company. Its international holdings include Kansas City
Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and a 50 percent interest in
Panama Canal Railway Company. KCS' North American rail holdings and
strategic alliances are primary components of a railway network
linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico
and Canada.
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