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Posted by
Trainnut484
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Thu, Jul 31 2003 11:04 AM
I would think BNSF and NS would likely be approved. What do you think?[?]
I forgot about our neighbor line up North. The poll has been revised.
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Posted by
Trainnut484
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Thu, Jul 31 2003 11:04 AM
I would think BNSF and NS would likely be approved. What do you think?[?]
I forgot about our neighbor line up North. The poll has been revised.
All the Way!
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Posted by
BentnoseWillie
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Thu, Jul 31 2003 11:41 AM
My money's on CN + BNSF + KCS. Probably not all at once. IC already sniffed at KCS before the CN + IC merger, and KCS' access to Mexico still makes it attractive. CN + BNSF - stopped by the STB moratorium on mergers of Class 1 railroads - is probably still a good fit, too. It'd create a railroad with two transcontinental routes, but to different markets.
Picture it! Direct container service from Halifax to San Francisco and Manzanillo! [8D]
B-Dubya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside every GE is an Alco trying to get out...apparently, through the exhaust stack!
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Posted by
BentnoseWillie
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Thu, Jul 31 2003 11:41 AM
My money's on CN + BNSF + KCS. Probably not all at once. IC already sniffed at KCS before the CN + IC merger, and KCS' access to Mexico still makes it attractive. CN + BNSF - stopped by the STB moratorium on mergers of Class 1 railroads - is probably still a good fit, too. It'd create a railroad with two transcontinental routes, but to different markets.
Picture it! Direct container service from Halifax to San Francisco and Manzanillo! [8D]
B-Dubya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside every GE is an Alco trying to get out...apparently, through the exhaust stack!
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Posted by
traisessive1
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Thu, Jul 31 2003 1:40 PM
i really dont wann see CN get swollowed by a US class 1, so i want them to stay safe
now CP...whom i dont care for....go for it
10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ...
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Posted by
traisessive1
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Thu, Jul 31 2003 1:40 PM
i really dont wann see CN get swollowed by a US class 1, so i want them to stay safe
now CP...whom i dont care for....go for it
10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ...
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Posted by
bluepuma
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Tue, Dec 23 2003 3:28 PM
Think that no one is ready to swallow another or perhaps would need to be broken up after merger.
CSX and UP
CSX and BNSF
NS and UP
NS and BNSF
All sound pretty scary.
edited cause CN is not Conrail, and part of Conrail became CSX.
I don't want to see any more mergers in a while, my vote for a strong partner is NS.
I think that is who controls the line through my town to Streator from the Steelmill at Hennepin. (formerly LTV mill)
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Posted by
bluepuma
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Tue, Dec 23 2003 3:28 PM
Think that no one is ready to swallow another or perhaps would need to be broken up after merger.
CSX and UP
CSX and BNSF
NS and UP
NS and BNSF
All sound pretty scary.
edited cause CN is not Conrail, and part of Conrail became CSX.
I don't want to see any more mergers in a while, my vote for a strong partner is NS.
I think that is who controls the line through my town to Streator from the Steelmill at Hennepin. (formerly LTV mill)
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Fri, Dec 26 2003 2:01 PM
I personaly don't want any mergers to happen [:(!] Conrail CSX and NS was It For Me!! [banghead]
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Fri, Dec 26 2003 2:01 PM
I personaly don't want any mergers to happen [:(!] Conrail CSX and NS was It For Me!! [banghead]
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Posted by
heavyd
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Sat, Dec 27 2003 1:26 PM
I am sick and tired of all these mergers, I am sure the STB is sick too. I not an expert about the business sense of what a merger does for better service but how about preventing monopolies. Didn't they make Microsoft split up, or something, to prevent a monopoly?
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heavyd
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Sat, Dec 27 2003 1:26 PM
I am sick and tired of all these mergers, I am sure the STB is sick too. I not an expert about the business sense of what a merger does for better service but how about preventing monopolies. Didn't they make Microsoft split up, or something, to prevent a monopoly?
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Sun, Dec 28 2003 6:03 AM
I wish we still had the Pennsy and Espee!
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Sun, Dec 28 2003 6:03 AM
I wish we still had the Pennsy and Espee!
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Posted by
Anonymous
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Wed, Dec 31 2003 9:45 AM
MY money is on CN+BNSF+KCS because I have a fellen that they will merge in a like 2 or 3 yrs.
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