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CP, CN, KCS merger dance takes new turns

(Source: Railway Age, April 24, 2021) NEW YORK — As soon as the STB issued its decision granting Kansas City Southern a waiver from prevailing merger rules established about 20 years ago, KCS—following the terms of its existing merger agreement with Canadian...

CP to STB: “Promptly confirm” our transaction

(Source: Railway Age, April 21, 2021) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific (CP) outlined why its combination with Kansas City Southern (KSC) is the only one “involving KCS that is in the public interest,” in an April 21 letter filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB)....

CP asks STB to rule on its and CN’s rival KCS bids

(Source: Canadian Press, April 21, 2021) CALGARY — The CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says a rival bid for Kansas City South-ern by Canadian National Railway Co. carries a bigger price tag but can’t win U.S. regulatory ap-proval because of its negative...

CP attacks rival bid for KCS

(Source: Associated Press, April 21, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Canadian Pacific railroad continued its assault on rival Canadian National’s competing $33.7 billion bid to buy Kansas City Southern railroad Wednesday in a formal letter to regulators. Full story:...

CP CEO rules out raising bid for KCS

(Source: Reuters, April 21, 2021) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Chief Executive Keith Creel said on Wednesday the company will not raise its bid for U.S. railroad Kansas City Southern, saying bigger rival Canadian National’s offer is “not a real deal.” Full...

CP reports Q1 2021 financial results

(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, April 21, 2021) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced first-quarter operating results, including revenues of $1.96 billion, an operating ratio (“OR”) of 60.2 percent, adjusted OR of 58.5...

CP Q1 2021 revenue slips 4%

(Source: Freight Waves, April 21, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian Pacific’s freight revenue for the first quarter of 2021 slipped 4% to CA$1.96 billion amid flat year-over-year volumes and a 2.5% decline in operating expenses. One Canadian dollar equals 80 cents...