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Canadian Pacific Sends Unsolicited Proposal to Acquire Kansas City Southern

Canadian Pacific Railway has sent an unsolicited proposal to acquire Kansas City Southern.

CN Makes Unsolicited Bid to Acquire Kansas City Southern Following CP Deal

Canadian National Railway submitted an unsolicited proposal to acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction valued by CN at $325 per KCS share.

CN, Watco Reach Agreement on Sale of Tracks in United States, Canada

CN and Watco have reached an agreement to sell approximately 250 miles of “non-core lines and assets” on the Soo subdivision.

Canadian Pacific to Acquire Kansas City Southern

Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern announced their intention to merge, a move they say will create the first Canada-to-Mexico rail network.

CN Marks Quarter-Century Since Privatization

On Nov. 17, 1995, the Canadian government listed CN on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). At the time, the railroad was the largest and the oldest Crown Corporation in Canada.

VIA Rail Train Derails in Saskatchewan, All Passengers Reported Safe

A VIA Rail train running between Winnipeg and The Pas derailed about 23 miles north of Hudson Bay, the railroad said.

TTC Will Not Cancel Streetcar Order After Welding Problem Discovered

The TTC must return three quarters — 67 — of the 89 streetcars Bombardier has already delivered.

Canadian Authorities Arrests Two on Terrorism-Related Charges

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on April 22 arrested two people in connection “with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train,” the law enforcement agency said.

CN Sells Oakville-Burlington, Ont., Line Segment to Metrolinx

CN today closed the sale of a segment of rail line principally used by GO Transit commuter trains in the Oakville-Burlington, Ont., area west of Toronto to Metrolinx for C$52.5 million.

Amtrak to Offer Modified Service Starting Nov. 1

Amtrak will provide modified Northeast Regional service between Boston and New Haven, Conn., and between Newark, N.J., and points south, on Thursday, Nov. 1.