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Kansas City Southern Reports Mixed Q3 Earnings
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Kansas City Southern reported mixed third-quarter financial results on Oct. 19, as the Class I freight railroad saw a 13% jump in revenue to $744 million, compared with $659.6 million a year earlier.
October 19, 2021CN Rail Walks Away From K.C. Southern, Ending Takeover War
A Kansas City Southern Railway locomotive passes through Knoche Yard in Kansas City, Mo. (Whitney Curtis/Bloomberg News).
Canadian National Railway Co. declined to increase its offer for Kansas City Southern after a monthslong takeover battle, ceding to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. a prize that would create the first railroad spanning the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
September 15, 2021Kansas City Southern Picks Canadian Pacific Bid
Surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific Rail trains parked on tracks in Toronto in a 2012 photo. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Just hours before the expiration of a Sept. 12 deadline, Kansas City Southern accepted a $31 billion merger proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway.
September 12, 2021Canadian Pacific Moves Into Lead Position for Merger With KCS
Photos by Kansas City Southern (left) and Canadian Pacific Railway.
Canadian Pacific Railway has edged ahead of rival Canadian National in the back-and-forth battle to acquire Kansas City Southern, as a key vote from KCS shareholders and an earlier ruling from the Surface Transportation Board point toward resolution of a duel that has been brewing for the better part of six months.
September 9, 2021CN Rail’s Kansas City Southern Deal Imperiled by STB Ruling
A Kansas City Southern Railway locomotive passes through Knoche Yard in Kansas City, Mo. (Whitney Curtis/Bloomberg News)
The Canadian National Railway’s $33.6 billion bid to merge with the smaller but strategically significant Kansas City Southern suffered a serious and possibly fatal blow Aug. 31, as the U.S. Surface Transportation Board unanimously voted to reject a vital component of the agreement.
August 31, 2021Rails Brace for Gridlock After Ida Hammers New Orleans Hub
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Hurricane Ida forced Kansas City Southern to shut its main line in Louisiana and has halted exchanges between railroads in New Orleans, which may worsen delays in a U.S. shipping industry that already is stretched thin.
August 30, 2021KCS Delays Vote on $33.6 Billion Rail Takeover Bid
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A shareholder vote on the proposed $33.6 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern by Canadian National Railway has been delayed until Sept. 3 to provide time for government officials to rule on whether CN can operate KCS while the deal is under federal review.
August 18, 2021Kansas City Southern Rejects New Bid From Canadian Pacific
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OMAHA, Neb. — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National on track by rejecting a competing $31 billion bid from rival Canadian Pacific earlier this week.
August 13, 2021Railroad Bidding War Back On: CP Ups Bid for KCS
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NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific has upped its offer for Kansas City Southern to approximately $31 billion, potentially reigniting a bidding war with rival railroad Canadian National.
August 10, 2021KC Southern Shareholders Should Vote for CN Offer, ISS Says
A Canadian National Railway locomotive. (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg News)
Canadian National Railway Co.’s $30 billion takeover bid for Kansas City Southern received a boost Aug. 6 when a prominent shareholder advisory firm recommended that shareholders support the deal.
August 9, 2021