• BOOST: The Mexican subsidiary of US railroad operator Kansas City Southern expects to close 2019 with a 90% growth in shipments of gasoline reflecting the changing nature of fuel movement in Mexico and the preferences of new private fuel importers.
• SECURITY: Mostly attributed to rail movements from the Texas Gulf Coast the Bajío region in Central Mexico, the company expects to move 3.42 million liters of gasoline by the end of 2019. This means a boost from the 1.79 million liters of gasoline it transported back in 2018.
• EFFICIENCY: “It’s being called a ‘moving pipeline’ because we move large quantities via unit trains that do not stop or that make very few stops. And we have achieved a very efficient movement”, said said José Zozaya, president of KCS Mexican unit.
• US SURPLUS: Since 2009, US-Mexico rail traffic has consistently grown and now represents 5.5% of all US rail moves (excluding intermodal) according to a June report by FTR Transportation Intelligence. Overall, the US rail sector has run a surplus of tonnage into Mexico over the years.
