Kansas City Southern eyes lower operating ratio
Kansas City Southern eyes lower operating ratio Third phase to focus on increasing network velocity, reducing train starts and lengthening trains 421 4 minutes read Kansas City Southern eyes a mid-50s OR in 2022. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) expects to execute the third phase of its version of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) this year in a bid to lower the company’s operating ratio (OR) to the mid-50s by 2022. PSR is an operational tool that almost all of the Class I railroads deployed to streamline operations. Kansas City Southern (KCS) ...