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CN, KCS: Voting trust “meets the public interest test”

(Source: Railway Age, June 4, 2021) NEW YORK — During what will most likely be the first of many joint appearances as their merger process progresses, CN President and CEO JJ Ruest and Pat Ottensmeyer, his counterpart at Kansas City Southern, said that their jointly...

Rail customers express concern over CN-KCS merger

(Source: Transport Topics, June 3, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As leaders from Canadian National Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway promote their proposed multibillion-dollar merger, concerns are growing among some of their customers that the deal could limit...

CN receives more letters of support for KCS combination

(Source: Canadian National press release, June 1, 2021) MONTREAL — CN and Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) today announced that the overwhelming stakeholder support for their proposed pro-competitive combination continues to grow with more than 400 additional letters of...

Maritime port rivalry surfaces in corporate battle for KCS

(Source: CBC News, May 26, 2021) MONTREAL — Canadian National said Wednesday it is confident it will win U.S. regulatory approval for its $33-billion purchase of the Kansas City Southern railway, a deal that has implications for two Maritime provinces with rival...