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CP Rail, IBM sign five-year services agreement

(Canadian Pacific and IBM issued the following on May 1, 2009.) TORONTO — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a five-year renewal with Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) to provide strategic outsourcing services. This current infrastructure agreement includes mainframe,...

CP Rail eyes link to access U.S. South, Gulf of Mexico

(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on April 30, 2009.) OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is discussing a new partnership with Kansas City Southern Railway Co. aimed at granting the railways access to each...

CP Rail gets repayment after court ruling

(Reuters circulated the following on April 23, 2009.) SASKATOON, Sask. — A Canadian appeals court ordered a grain research foundation on Thursday to repay more than C$400,000 ($328,000) to Canadian Pacific Railway (CP.TO), after it ruled the carrier exceeded its grain...

CP Rail profit takes hit as traffic tumbles

(The following story by Gina Teel appeared on the Calgary Herald website on April 24, 2009.) CALGARY, Alberta — Unprecedented drops in freight traffic volumes in crucial markets saw Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. post a 31 per cent decline in first-quarter profits....

DM&E to rebuild track through Rochester this summer

(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on April 23, 2009.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — By mid-July or early August, Rochester’s section of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad will have all-new rail — and faster...

Canadian Pacific announces first-quarter results

(Canadian Pacific issued the following on April 23, 2009.) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX/NYSE: CP) announced first-quarter earnings results today of $0.39 per share. This is a decrease of 34 per cent from first-quarter 2008 earnings per...

Canadian Pacific 1Q net falls on lower freight traffic

(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following on April 23, 2009.) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) posted much lower earnings in the first quarter, mainly reflecting declining freight-traffic volume. The Calgary-based railway reported net income of C$62.5...

CP Rail employees bracing for more job cuts

(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Monica Gutschi on April 17, 2009.) TORONTO — Employees at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) are bracing for another round of job losses as the Calgary-based rail scrambles to slash costs in line with the dramatic...

Safety audit finds CP Rail flaws

(The following story by Dave Battagello appeared on The Windsor Star website on April 16, 2009.) WINDSOR, Ontario — Armed with a safety audit showing a more than 35 per cent defect rate for trains entering Windsor from the U.S., MP Brian Masse has called on Ottawa to...

CN seen as better buy than CP

(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on April 7, 2009.) OTTAWA — With the country’s largest railways set to report their first-quarter earnings in two weeks, Fadi Chamoun, UBS analyst, is predicting Canadian Pacific Railway...