January 4, 2022 | Commuter Rail, CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 3, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metra has asked federal regulators to force Canadian Pacific to hand over more documents that would help it evaluate how the proposed CP-Kansas City Southern merger may affect commuter service in the...
January 3, 2022 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 30, 2021) NEW YORK — Potential merger partners Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) on Dec. 28 submitted their safety integration plan to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
January 3, 2022 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 3, 2022) DUBUQUE, Iowa — The City of Dubuque has become the latest to voice concerns over traffic increases that could result from the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, writing in a letter to the Surface Transportation...
December 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Muscatine Journal, December 27, 2021) MUSCATINE, Iowa — With the proposed merger of two railways promising to bring more rail traffic to Muscatine, city officials are encouraging the public to get involved in making sure the change is an opportunity for the...
December 28, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 23, 2021) NEW YORK — In the 2020–2021 crop year, Canadian Pacific and CN collectively moved 52,334,795 metric tons of Western grain, 9.0% more than the volume moved during the previous crop year and the highest volume ever on record. For...
December 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, Legislation, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, December 24, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — While 2020 was a roller coaster year for all modes of freight transportation because of how the COVID-19 pandemic upended day-to-day life in North America, 2021 had its share of ups and downs as well. The...
December 20, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 17, 2021) NEW YORK — The public now has until Jan. 3, 2022 to provide comments on the scope of environmental review for the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) reported on Dec....
December 20, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, December 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Do railroad mergers live up to the hype? It’s a question that’s been rattling around in my head as federal regulators review the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, the...
December 17, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, December 16, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The bitumen-by-rail project to produce and transport a type of heavy Canadian crude oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast is now fully operational, according to project organizers US Development Group (USD)...
December 17, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Quad City Times, December 16, 2021) DAVENPORT, Iowa — A pending railroad merger would nearly triple the number of trains per day traveling through the Iowa Quad-Cities, raising concerns among Davenport and Bettendorf leaders about noise, safety and the...
