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CP, KCS counter DOJ concerns

(Source: Railway Age, April 15, 2021) NEW YORK — Merger applicants Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are refuting the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent filing with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) questioning use of a voting trust and...

SMART-TD on CP-KCS merger: Waiver OK, but keep our protections

(Source: Railway Age, April 15, 2021) NEW YORK — SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) President Jeremy R. Ferguson has sent a letter to Canadian Pacific (CP) President and CEO Keith Creel stating that the union he runs generally supports what CP and Kansas City...

Justice Department, CP and KCS spar over rail merger process

(Source: Freight Waves, April 14, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Canadian Pacific disagree on whether CP’s use of a voting trust during its proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern will interfere with how regulators review the...

CP, KCS advocate for waiver “right”

(Source: Railway Age, April 13, 2021) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) submitted a filing to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) asserting what they say is their “right” to have their merger reviewed under a waiver the STB granted to...