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2012 RAILROADER OF THE YEAR: Dave Starling, making the right connections
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWhen you talk with Kansas City Southern President and CEO David L. Starling about how KCS, the smallest Class I in mileage, has extended its reach and developed new frontiers, you quickly find out that “making the right connections” has a whole new meaning.