Commentary

Rivet Counting, Railroad-Style

In model railroading, there’s an annoying practice known as “rivet counting.” It involves people who have nothing better to do than finding fault with what someone else has created closely examining a painstakingly reproduced miniature (pick your scale—G, O, S, HO, N, Z—doesn’t matter) of a particular locomotive or car and finding some minuscule flaw, because the finished model doesn’t reproduce the actual equipment with 200% accuracy.

CP Reopening B.C. Rail Corridor on Nov. 23

Canadian Pacific will resume service between Kamloops, British Columbia, and Vancouver by mid-day on Nov. 23.

Canadian Working Group Responding to B.C. Flooding

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have established a joint Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to help restore the flow of goods through the province after devastating floods cut off Vancouver from rail and road service on Nov. 16.

Commentary

Mountain Railways: Ground Zero for Canadian Climate Change (Updated—CP Building Back Fast!)

If there are no atheists in foxholes, then there should now be no climate skeptics left among Canadian railroaders, as they move rapidly on what they do best: rebuild to keep the trains running.

CP: Debt Offerings for CPKC Transaction

In two separate offerings, one in Canada, one in the United States, Canadian Pacific (CP) is issuing several billion dollars in debt to “indirectly fund, in part, the cash consideration required for the acquisition of common and preferred stock of Kansas City Southern (KCS) in connection with the CP-KCS transaction to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), North America’s first transnational Class I railroad.

Disastrous Flooding Cuts Vancouver Off From Rail, Road Service

Food and toilet paper have been stripped from grocery store shelves across British Columbia as panic buying follows the realization Wednesday, Nov. 17 that the previous day’s Biblical flooding means road and rail connections with Vancouver and southwestern British Columbia could be disrupted for months.

CP, CSX Recognized as ‘Sustainability Leaders’

Canadian Pacific (CP) and CSX have been added to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America.

STB to Consider Environmental Impacts of CP-KCS Merger

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) will assess environmental impacts of the proposed Canadian Pacific (CP)-Kansas City Southern (KCS) merger; it’s expected that the environmental review process will wrap up by fall 2022.

WOMEN IN RAIL 2021

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2021 ISSUE: Railway Age’s Women in Rail awards recognize leaders for driving their businesses forward while making a difference in the industry and in their communities.

CP, KCS Set Shareholder Meetings for Merger Vote

Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) shareholders will have an opportunity to vote on the CP-KCS combination next month.

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