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Kisatchie

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Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« on: October 12, 2014, 06:36:39 PM »
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I found this article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/12/canadian-pacific-railway-and-csx-could-possibly-unite/17156179/

I think it's just a story that got inflated by the press.


Hmm... next thing you
know, BNSF and NS
will be merging...

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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2014, 06:47:51 PM »
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Funny you should mention this, as a Bloomberg interview with Hunter was just on my facebook news feed..

<http://www.bloomberg.com/video/cp-rail-ceo-hunter-harrison-job-cuts-strategy-m-a-outlook-679XTJSOQF~~YlFmmaAz_w.html>
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2014, 07:10:56 PM »
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CP not derailing enough of its own trains?
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2014, 07:30:13 PM »
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Wish I had though of this.  Found on the web recently.

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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2014, 08:00:40 PM »
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2014, 09:36:14 PM »
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And this could explain why CPRS just sold the D&H...

Very interesting.. ~Ian
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2014, 03:58:08 PM »
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2014, 04:30:23 PM »
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I just asked my brother what the rumor mill is churning out at work.   :o

He's a trainmaster in Richmond...

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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2014, 04:46:55 PM »
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If it amounts to anything, we can expect a nice period of patch paint jobs.  CP needs some variety with theirs, it is pretty dull.

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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2014, 12:20:27 AM »
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CPSX :D,
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2014, 01:38:39 AM »
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Dee:  BNSF and NS would be a good match in more ways than one.  Also, they wouldn't have to change the name, as BNSF could then mean BN-NS-SF, and the NS cars could be restenciled by adding a B and F, although the numbers could be a problem.  Has anyone in North America ever tried 7-digit numbers for freight cars?

Judging by the number of BNSF, and former BNSF lease units, in the NS's Big Sandy area, I sometimes wonder if they haven't already merged.  Then a train comes by with CP, 2 CN, UP, BNSF, NS, and CSX.  7 units, 6 railroads, whose train is it?  That's the only CSX unit I've seen on an NS train.
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2014, 07:12:59 AM »
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CN tried to merge with BNSF about 15 years ago and was shut down by the STB.  If the STB has mind to allow consolidation in the industry, there was discussion that I read yesterday that NS and KCS would be ideal further takeover candidates.

BNS^2F  :ashat: is pretty snazzy.  UP-NS would probably just be UP (borg) and CN-KCS would be CN.  Four players sounds about right- let the service decline!
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2014, 11:15:36 AM »
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I wouldn't rule it out forever. http://business.financialpost.com/2014/10/14/cn-rail-was-stymied-15-years-ago-on-u-s-rail-merger-will-cp-rail-be-luckier/ Things are probably going to be stirred up no matter what. I agree CN-KCS is a logical next step, too.
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Re: Merger Between Canadian Pacific and CSX?
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2014, 05:32:06 PM »
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Quote from: jwb on October 15, 2014, 11:15:36 AM
I wouldn't rule it out forever. http://business.financialpost.com/2014/10/14/cn-rail-was-stymied-15-years-ago-on-u-s-rail-merger-will-cp-rail-be-luckier/ Things are probably going to be stirred up no matter what. I agree CN-KCS is a logical next step, too.

First, I thought CN/KCS seemed like a duplicate of CN/IC, and CP/KCS would make more sense..

But after looking at maps.. KCS get you into Texas.. and a CP/KCS merger gets you a single carrier rail pipeline

... And remember a merger with KCS could also get you KCSM..
I know KCS does (or did) alot of business with CP (ICE/DME) Grain markets.

~Ian
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