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May 2021 Editorial Lineup
New Cover Story:
The Proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Merger
On March 21, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Kansas City Southern announced they'd entered into a merger agreement under which CP had agreed to acquire KCS stock in a cash transaction worth $29 billion. The deal includes the assumption of about $3.8 billion of outstanding KCS debt. If the Surface Transportation Board (STB) approves the pact, CP would acquire control of KCS, and current CP President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel would lead the combined company, which would be dubbed Canadian Pacific Kansas City. The transaction would be completed by mid-2022, CP-KCS execs say.
Managing Editor Jeff Stagl checks in with an array of analysts, observers and stakeholders to see how they view the proposed combination, including its potential benefits to the two Class Is and ramifications for the North American rail industry.
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C&S:
Communication & Signaling 2021 Spending Snapshot
A number of freight and passenger railroads have boosted their maintenance-of-way budgets this year, as illustrated in the 2021 MOW Spending Report in our April issue. Many also have ratcheted up their communications and signaling (C&S) expenditures. In a C&S Spending Snapshot, we'll report on the dollars that a number of freight and passenger roads are allocating for that sector in 2021 — with comparison 2020 figures — and chronicle some of the major C&S projects on their agendas.
MOW:
Special Trackwork
We check in with suppliers of special trackwork components. They'll share information on their latest offerings, ranging from rail braces to lift switches and lift frogs to bonded insulated rail joints to guard rail assemblies to switch points and crossing diamonds.
Technology Update:
Fluid Sealing Management
A sampling of companies share information on their product and program solutions.
Note: All editorial topics are subject to change without notice.
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