Kansas City Southern shareholders on Friday overwhelmingly approved a $31 billion merger with Canadian Pacific, meaning the Kansas City-based railroad will cease to exist as a stand-alone company.

The proposed merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads would create a rail line extending from Mexico to Canada. ... business owners oppose massive $31B railroad merger.

U.S. rail operator Norfolk Southern said Friday it rejected an unsolicited takeover by Canadian Pacific that would have created a transcontinental rail company. Canadian Pacific offered cash and ...

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A year ago, the Canadian Pacific Railroad acquired the Kansas City Southern Railroad, creating a continuous rail from Mexico to Canada. But some in northwest suburban communities it runs through ...

Kansas City Southern has decided that a $31 billion US bid from Canadian Pacific is the best of two offers on the table to buy the railroad. The Kansas City, Mo., company said in a statement ...