March 29, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Editorial in the Quad City Times, March 27, 2022) DAVENPORT, Iowa — When the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads announced plans to merge last fall, the idea that train traffic would triple through the Quad-Cities was alarming to a lot of...
March 29, 2022 | Commuter Rail, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines
(Source: Transport Topics, March 25, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metra, one of the largest commuter railroads in the country, is objecting to the proposed $31 billion merger between Class I freight rail carriers Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway....
March 24, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators should toss out Norfolk Southern’s request for trackage rights over Kansas City Southern from Shreveport, La., to the Dallas area as part of the proposed Canadian Pacific-KCS merger, CSX...
March 23, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines
(Source: Transport Topics, March 22, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cities along the Mississippi River and Canadian Pacific officials are talking about ways to measure and address the impact of its proposed merger with Kansas City Southern. The consolidation could triple...
March 22, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines
(Source: Quad-City Times, March 21, 2022) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Cities along the Mississippi River and Canadian Pacific officials are talking about ways to measure and address the impact of its proposed merger with Kansas City Southern. The consolidation could triple the...
March 18, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, March 17, 2022) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on March 16 asked merger partners Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) to address an apparent “inconsistency in the calculation of traffic density numbers” that...
March 18, 2022 | Commuter Rail, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chicago-area commuter rail operator Metra has come out against the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, telling the Surface Transportation board in a 946-page filing that the merger would bring...
March 14, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines
(Source: 13D Monitor, March 12, 2022) NEW YORK — Pershing Square, managed by Bill Ackman, has been watching Canadian Pacific, looking for a good entry point for investment. The opportunity now presented itself in the form of the Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern...
March 11, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Daily Herald, March 10, 2022) CHICAGO — The Elgin city council voted unanimously to finalize an agreement to work with seven other municipalities and DuPage County in a coalition that will work to block the merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City...
March 11, 2022 | CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines
(Source: Quad Cities National Public Radio, March 8, 2022) DUBUQUE, Iowa — Canadian Pacific railroad officials have started talking with Mississippi River cities in Iowa to discuss its proposed merger with Kansas City Southern. Full story:...
