Calgary Alberta - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) today announced that another 131 stakeholders filed statements with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on 8 May 2021 in support of its planned, friendly, merger with Kansas City Southern (KCS), bringing the total close to 550 supporters across the transportation supply chain in North America.
 
The statements follow previous filings with the STB in support of the CP/KCS transaction and those opposing Canadian National's counter bid for KCS.
 
Customers and other supporters stated they expect the combination of CP and KCS would, among other benefits, invigorate transportation competition, expand access to existing and growing markets, and provide new service offerings that would improve transit times and reliability along the Canada-U.S.-Mexico corridor.
 
Last week, in a critical milestone for the regulatory approval process of the CP/KCS combination, the STB approved CP's use of a voting trust for its proposed combination with KCS.
 
That ruling followed another favorable decision by the STB last month to review the transaction under the waiver granted to KCS in 2001.
 
In reaching this decision, the STB noted that the two companies once combined would remain the smallest of the Class 1 carriers.
 
CP is seeking approval from the STB for the combination, which also remains subject to the approvals of CP and KCS shareholders and other customary closing conditions.
 
The STB review is expected to be completed by the middle of 2022.
 
For more information on the transaction and the benefits it is expected to bring to the full range of stakeholders, visit futureForFreight.com.
 
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