(Source: Railway Age, December 14, 2015)
NEW YORK — In response to the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Dec. 14, 2015 sent a letter signed by Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) urging the agency to carefully consider the potential negative impact of the proposal on Illinois’ freight network. In the letter, the legislators requested careful review of the possible effects of CP’s proposed acquisition of NS on Illinois communities and businesses, particularly those in and around Chicago.
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