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A CSX Transportation train with Canadian Pacific power waits on a Norfolk Southern train to cross the diamonds at Northwood, Ohio, in January 2014. Michael Harding He said he might do it. Discussing his company’s flirtation with CSX in October 2014, Canadian Pacific Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison mentioned that CP had looked at […]
No. 611 on an excursion. Jim Wrinn Canadian Pacific’s offer to purchase Norfolk Southern has the full attention of industry analysts and investors. They’re thinking deeply about the railroads’ “net present values,” network operations, and regulatory filings. But what about the companies’ souls? How do the two companies compare in terms of railway preservation? A […]
Canadian Pacific CEO E. Hunter Harrison AP If only Norfolk Southern would agree to talk more — and to Canadian Pacific. If that were to happen, Canadian Pacific CEO Hunter Harrison says he’s confident he could work out a deal to buy NS that would win over shippers and regulators. Harrison made the comments about […]
Host Drew Halverson, The Danneman Boys, and Charlie Conway (plus Bessie the Plane) continue their aerial and ground-level coverage of Montana Rail Link’s route through Lombard Canyon, Mont. MRVP subscribers will get to follow Drew and the Crew as they capture intriguing trains and readily modelable details in locations high and low throughout the canyon… […]
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Santa Claus on the observation car platform on CSX Transportation’s Santa Train from 2013. Kevin Gilliam Map of the Clinchfield from the Jan. 2016 issue of Trains. Kevin Gilliam KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Fans and photographers are gearing up for the 73rd annual CSX Transportation Santa Train this Saturday Nov. 21. Decisions by CSX earlier this […]
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Two Canadian Pacific trains, with a variety of locomotives, meet near Oconomowoc, Wis., in November 2014. Brian Schmidt NORFOLK, Va. — Canadian Pacific today officially proposed to purchase Norfolk Southern, saying the combination would create a transcontinental rail system that would both improve service and enhance competition. CP says its proposal, sent in a letter […]
