Kansas City Southern promoted Jeff Songer from general director to assistant vice president planning and administration for the engineering department. Songer reports to KCS senior vice president and chief engineer John Jacobsen.

"Jeff has demonstrated superior leadership," said Jacobsen. "He is one of the best capital planning professionals I've worked with in my 40 years in the railroad industry."

Songer joined The Kansas City Southern Railway Company in 2005. Prior to joining the company, he spent 12 years in the construction and finance industries.