Kansas City Southern (KCS) is a holding company with principal operations in rail transportation. The Company, as the holding company, supplies its various subsidiaries with managerial, legal, tax, financial and accounting services, in addition to managing other minor non-operating investments. The Company, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates, owns and operates a uniquely positioned North American rail network strategically focused on the growing north/south freight corridor that connects key commercial and industrial markets in the central United States with major industrial cities in Mexico. In May 2003, KCS acquired 51% of the Mexrail stock from Grupo TMM\'s TFM, S.A. de C.V.