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Which Class 1 Railroad is your Favorite?

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Hello Ed, years ago the railroad classes were determined by how many million of dollars they made each year. When did this change? <br /> <br />I have heard the comment you made about the two rr west of the Mississippi. But the way I heard it was that in time there would only be 2 major railroads in the whole country. I heard this comment about 10 years ago. And as UP swallowed up C & NW I could see it happening. Then the whole mess with BN and SF on one side and UP and SP on the other. I am not a fan of megamergers. (Of course I am looking at this from the point of view of a railfan and not the view from the economic side--which of course rules.) But now the question is which railroad will take NS and which will take CSXT? As far as KCS goes I believe it would "fit" better into BNSF because UP took the KATY and MO Pac. There would be some duplication of lines in several states. However, KCS took over Mid South (wasn't that the name) and UP might very well want those routes. Of course we are talking what if and might be. <br />Only time will tell the answer to these questions. One other thing to think about would be the Canadian railroads. They might want KCS. They already have IC. <br />I have always heard the CP was weak financially. I am not sure about CN, but taking over IC sure couldn't hurt them financially. It adds alot to their base. Well I guess we will have to wait and see.
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