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Here is some food for thought.Is bigger better? What will be the response of governments to lessening competition even though these mergers are primarily end to end? Given the historical signifigance of the railways in the development of Canada what would the Canadian government's response to a take over or merger of either CN or CP by an American railroad. And similarily what would the American public's opinion be and the US governmnet's reaction if either CN or CP increased their presence in the US? The only merger I see on the horizon is KCS becuase of its routing to Mexico and its ownership of TFM. <br /> The tendancy with large railroads is to focus only on the lines that have existing density and ignore other lines rather than attempt to increase density on other lines. So where is the upside of this? There is nothing wrong with the status quo except either the long term commitment or their ability to fund infrastructure. Chicago is a classic case in point as the most recent Trains issue pointed out with the number of non-interlocking junctions. Yards are for storing railcars and trains and mainlines are for moving trains both pasenger and freight as quickly as possible. Mergers don't necessarily solve any of these problems.
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