Show threadJL Johnson May 2, 2025

I did spot this oldie in the trains folder. From way back in 2004! 🤩

Not bad for an early (and cheap!) digital camera. 21 years ago 🤯

#Missouri #KC-ish #KansasCitySouthern #CPKC #trains #railfan #Vivitar #Vivicam

BardyBJul 30, 2024
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, 67 http://dlvr.it/TBFqKR #BreakingNews #CanadianPacificKansasCity #CPKC #KansasCitySouthern
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, 67 - Railway Track and Structures

CALGARY ––Flags across the Canadian Pacific Kansas City transnational railroad network are flying at half-mast in honor of Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, who served as final President and CEO of Kansas City Southern from 2015 until April 14, 2023, upon completion of the Canadian Pacific-KCS combination that created CPKC. Ottensmeyer died July 28. He was 67.

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RailpageJul 30, 2024
Former Kansas City Southern CEO Ottensmeyer dies http://dlvr.it/TBFFly #KansasCitySouthern #RailNews #transport
Former Kansas City Southern CEO Ottensmeyer dies

The rail executive was instrumental in Kansas City Southern’s financial turnaround, industry leading growth, and its merger with Canadian Pacific.

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intelatiJul 3, 2023

#cpkc #railroad #investor

Presentation from CPKC finds $5 billion of new growth from the #CanadianPacific #KansasCitySouthern merger.

Though, as a person that has lived on the KCS N-S trunk line, the traffic growth opportunity is fascinating

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cpkc-raises-merger-related-growth-expectations-to-5-billion-in-new-revenue/

CPKC raises merger-related growth expectations to $5 billion in new revenue - Trains

KANSAS CITY — Canadian Pacific Kansas City executives today dramatically increased the revenue growth anticipated from the CP-KCS merger, saying they’ll be able to capture more freight from other railroads and divert more trucks off the highway than originally envisioned. CPKC now expects $5 billion in revenue growth through 2028, a five-fold increase over the [...]Read More...

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Show threadCory DoctorowMar 16, 2023

It's not just that corporate executives are corrupt, it's that they're lavishly, shamelessly, endlessly, incorrigibly corrupt. Take #CanadianPacific and #KansasCitySouthern, the sixth- and seventh-largest Class I railroads in the USA, whose merger was just approved by the #SurfaceTransportationBoard.

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General Strike NowNov 23, 2022
"A national rail strike would severely impact the economy and the public. Now, the continued, near-term threat of one will require that freight ...

One of the largest U.S. railroad unions on Monday rejected a proposed wage deal with leading industry players, raising the specter of a strike that could cripple rail transportation just ahead of the holiday shopping season. 
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Union Rejects Railroad Pact, Raising Risk Of National Strike

One of the largest U.S. railroad unions on Monday rejected a proposed wage deal with leading industry players, raising the specter of a strike that could cripple rail transportation just ahead of the holiday shopping season.