Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 6/14/2021 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
CP is continuing to make a public case for its proposal to merge with KCS. Photo – cpr.ca
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In a June 10 advertisement in The Washington Post and in a statement posted on its website, Canadian Pacific reiterated its stance that its proposed merger with Kansas City Southern is the "only viable" combination that would benefit Class I service, freight-rail competition and the environment.
CP is continuing to make a public case for its proposal to merge with KCS, which initially agreed to combine with CP but then pulled out of the pact to pursue a merger agreement with CN.
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Rail News Home CSX Transportation 6/14/2021 Rail News: CSX Transportation
Northwest Grains and other officials last week held a ceremony marking the start of construction on the $2.5 million transload facility. Photo – South Carolina Ports Authority
Northwest Grains and other officials last week held a ceremony marking the start of construction on the $2.5 million transload facility. Photo – South Carolina Ports Authority
Northwest Grains International LLC last week broke ground on an agricultural transload operation in Dillon County, South Carolina.
The $2.5 million transload facility will serve agricultural producers and handle containerized soybeans, lumber, logs, peanuts, cotton, cotton seed and yellow peas for export through the Port of Charleston via the rail-served Inland Port Dillon, according to a South Carolina Ports Authority press release.