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Justice Department, CP and KCS spar over rail merger process
The U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns about how Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern are using a voting trust to facilitate their proposed merger.…
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CP, KCS send regulators scores of additional letters backing rail merger
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern provided the Surface Transportation Board 75 more letters explaining why their proposed merger should be approved.
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Shippers embrace STB’s demurrage billing rule
The Surface Transportation Board’s final rule on what information should be included in a demurrage billing statement provides transparency and accountability in a process shippers…
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STB to require ‘certain minimum information’ on demurrage invoices
The Surface Transportation Board defines what billing information should be included in demurrage invoices to rail users as a means to provide more transparency.
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Nearly 260 entities lend support to proposed CP-KCS merger
Canadian Pacific has submitted a 531-page filing to the Surface Transportation Board that includes letters from 259 entities supporting the proposed acquisition of Kansas City…
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STB tells CSX to refile application to acquire Pan Am Railways
CSX must again file its plans to acquire New England short line Pan Am Railways as a “significant” transaction.
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5 Wall Street impressions about proposed CP-KCS merger
Canadian Pacific wants to acquire Kansas City Southern. Here are five thoughts from Wall Street transportation analysts about the transaction.
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Surface Transportation Board chair weighs in on proposed mergers
STB Chair Marty Oberman shares the board’s views on two proposed acquisitions: CSX’s acquisition of New England short line Pan Am Railways and Canadian Pacific’s…
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Amtrak takes fight for Mobile-New Orleans passenger service to STB
Amtrak wants to establish passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, but CSX, Norfolk Southern and the Port of Mobile have some reservations.…
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Rail Roundup: TTCI scope and rail-shipper council membership expand
Transportation Technology Center Inc. is undergoing a management change that would enable the group to expand work to multiple sites, while the Surface Transportation Board…
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