Railway Age

BLET Ratifies Agreements With KCS, DM&E, Union Railroad

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on March 3 ratified an implementing agreement with Kansas City Southern (KCS) and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E), as well as ...
World Finance

The rail industry is key to the low carbon economy transition

On April 14, 2023, Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) combined to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC). With global headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Canada, CPKC merges ...
Railway Age

Draft EIS Released for CP-KCS Merger Proposal

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) potential impacts on the environment was issued Aug. 5 by the Surface Transportation Board (STB); ...
World Socialist Web Site

What the merger of CP Rail and Kansas City Southern means for North American rail workers

The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) gave final approval to the Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail and Kansas City Southern (KCS) joint merger application to combine the two railways to form Canadian ...
Chicago Tribune

Franklin Park, Elmwood Park officials worry proposed Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroad merger could double train traffic

Franklin Park, Elmwood Park and other suburbs east of the Bensenville rail yard are speaking out in response to a proposed railroad merger that could eventually increase freight trains from three to ...