These companies included: Allied Wire, HESS, Kansas City Southern Railway, Schlumberger, NOV, US Bank, USES, Dollar General, Honeywell, Siemens, Marathon and McCormick.

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She will visit Kansas City Southern Railway Company, which has aggressively hired veterans because of the unique skill set that they bring to the job.

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Both outfits grew up as part of Kansas City Southern Industries, the railway that veered off-track into the far more profitable business of financial services.

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Other competitors in the transportation sector include: Kansas City Southern (KSU), CSX (CSX), and Canadian National Railway (USA) (CNI).

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