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CP Rail still waiting on response from NS

(Source: Globe and Mail, November 24, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is still waiting for Norfolk Southern Corp. to respond to a $29-billion (U.S.) takeover offer made more than a week ago. Full story: Globe and Mail

Genesee & Wyoming: The little railroad that could

(Source: Barron’s, November 14, 2015) NEW YORK — If giants module article chiclet Canadian Pacific Railway and module article chiclet Norfolk Southern Railway merge their tens of thousands of miles of North American track, one beneficiary could be a company that not...

No plans to move CP Rail headquarters out of Canada, CEO says

(Source: Globe and Mail, November 23, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has no plans to move its headquarters out of Canada as it tries to build a transcontinental railroad with the $29-billion (U.S.) takeover of Virginia-based Norfolk Southern...

Oil shipment implications embedded in proposed CP-NS merger

(Source: Natural Gas Intel, November 20, 2015) STERLING, Va. — Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CP) unsolicited $28 billion move to acquire a larger U.S. counterpart, Norfolk Southern Railroad, this week stirs questions and implications for the U.S. oil industry,...

CP Rail willing to sweeten its $28 billion bid for NS

(Source: Bloomberg, November 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is willing to sweeten its $28 billion takeover offer for Norfolk Southern Corp. and is “going to do everything we can” to court the U.S. carrier’s shareholders, Chief Executive Officer...

NS takeover could double CP Rail’s debt load

(Source: Bloomberg, November 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s debt load would surge to more than double the industry average if it succeeds with its $28 billion bid for Norfolk Southern Corp., a heavy burden even with the combined company’s...