Balt-- Funny, I thought the exact same thing with those exact words!
MiningmanAlrighty, we need 2 new names. .....and colours. Based on current route structures and combinations that will result in minimal overlap, we see CP+UP+CSX and CN + BNSF +Norfolk Southern as potential combinations,
Based on current route structures and combinations that will result in minimal overlap, we see CP+UP+CSX and CN + BNSF +Norfolk Southern as potential combinations,
CanAm and AmCan - pick which is which and color me surprised.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Alrighty, we need 2 new names. .....and colours.
And of all the Class 1's existing in 1950, it's the Kansas City Southern that comes away with its identity and colours. Unbelievable.
blue streak 1 How will the Canadian problem of requiring company hearquarters in Canada. ?
How will the Canadian problem of requiring company hearquarters in Canada. ?
Probably the same way it's been done before. Look up Grand Trunk and Central Vermont.
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I just have this feeling that there's something in the offing but if CPRS does indeed make a move, I've always felt and I still believe it will be with its natural merger partner, KCS.
Miningman Hunter would be very happy seeing Keith Creel as CEO of a transcontinental Class I,
Personally, this is what I suspected EHH intended to do when he went to CSX in the first place.
jeffhergert It's the editor's note at the end of the article.
Well, "those" are the combinations I've always anticipated. It would be interesting to see if organizations structured as such would at long last do something tangible about bypassing Chicago.
Yeah thats pretty much a BIG DEAL!
Editor’s Note: This of course is speculation, but we believe something major is in the works that will eventually result in two east-west North American transcontinental Class I railroads. Based on current route structures and combinations that will result in minimal overlap, we see CP+UP+CSX and CN + BNSF +Norfolk Southern as potential combinations, with north-south Kansas City Southern, including KCS de México, as the “wild card.” “Potential regulatory issues” may not be as large a factor, given the current Administration’s push toward less-stringent regulations. The upcoming mid-term elections, and whether they affect the current balance of power on Capitol Hill, may be a factor in any merger activities. Perhaps the late Hunter Harrison’s vision of transcontinental railroads will be realized posthumously. 2019—when Union Pacific will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, and completion of the first transcontinental railroad—may be a milestone year for the industry. Undoubtedly, Hunter would be very happy seeing Keith Creel as CEO of a transcontinental Class I, which is well within the realm of possibility.— William C. Vantuono
CP at it's Investor Day talks about CP post EHH. But that's not what caught my eye. It's the editor's note at the end of the article.
https://www.railwayage.com/freight/cowen-on-cp-no-skepticism-in-a-post-hunter-world/
Jeff
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