KCS Opens New Transload Terminal in Dallas, Texas; Names Watco as Operator
October 06 2016 - 3:09PM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its
U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR),
has opened a new, multi-commodity transload terminal at its former
Zacha intermodal terminal in Dallas, Texas. KCSR has named Watco
Transloading, L.L.C. (Watco) as its operator for the facility,
effective October 17, 2016.
The new Zacha transload facility offers 9,523 feet of track
space within the terminal and 80 acres of outside storage for
customers with ample room for expansion as business grows. KCS'
TransLoad Center (TLC) network has the capacity to handle a wide
variety of products and strives to become an integral part of our
customers' supply chains by improving their economics and response
times.
The former Zacha intermodal terminal closed when KCS opened a
new, state-of-the-art intermodal facility in Wylie, Texas. Since
that time, Zacha has provided limited transload operations under an
interim operator.
“KCS is focused on growth through key business relationships and
a strategically-positioned network,” said KCS executive vice
president and chief marketing officer Brian Hancock. “Providing
customers with supply chain solutions through our TLC network and
partnerships with companies like Watco are important components of
that growth.”
“We are pleased to grow our partnership with KCS,” said Watco
vice president business development Rob Thrall. “The Watco
operations team in Dallas is ready to provide safe, efficient
operations and outstanding customer service. This is the 55th
terminal opening within the Watco Terminal and Port Services
network.”
About Kansas City Southern
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. More information about KCS can be found at
www.kcsouthern.com.
About Watco Transloading, L.L.C.
Watco Transloading, L.L.C., d/b/a Watco Terminal and Port
Services is owned by Watco Companies, L.L.C., and consists of 55
terminal facilities located throughout the U.S. Watco Companies,
LLC, is a Pittsburg, Kan.,-based transportation company that
provides rail, terminal and port, supply chain, and mechanical
services to customers throughout North America and Australia. Watco
is the owner of Watco Transportation Services, LLC, one of the
largest short line railroad holding companies in the U.S. with 36
short line railroads operating on more than 5,000 miles of track,
as well as 33 industrial contract switching locations. Watco
Companies is a 50/50 joint venture partner with The Greenbrier
Companies, Inc., in GBW Railcar Services, LLC. GBW repairs and
refurbishes freight cars at 33 locations across North America,
including 14 tank car repair and maintenance facilities certified
by the Association of American Railroads. More information about
Watco and its subsidiaries can be found
at www.watcocompanies.com.
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Kansas City SouthernC. Doniele Carlson,
816-983-1372dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
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