Canadian Pacific Kansas City merger scheme that I created. The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. On 15 February 1881, legislation confirming the contract received royal assent, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was formally incorporated the next day. December 13, 2022. However, the new subsidiary, threatened with being sold off and free to innovate, quickly spun off money-losing track to short lines, instituted scheduled freight service, and produced an unexpected turn-around in profitability. No leaks that I'm aware of, but I hope they keep the new paint scheme as simple as possible. Info. On the other hand, NS did a pretty good updating. Sticking with my Canadian Pacific & Atlantic keeping in spirit that CP is buying out KCS (think UP buying SP) and a Canadian company after all. 202-245-1760. The new company, to be called Canadian Pacific Kansas City, will be based in Calgary and headed by Creel, who has extended his contract through 2026. Perhaps because the government was grateful for this service, they subsequently reorganized the CPR's debt and provided a further $5million loan. Canadian Pacific Railway, "Prairie & Pacific Regions Subdivision Chart and Historical Record" (1943). Eventually, after 78 years, with the changing times the scheduled passenger services would all be ended as well as ocean cruises. While the Milwaukee Hiawatha trains were flamboyantly decorated in maroon and orange, and the Empire Builder was Pullman green and orange, the Northern Pacific elected to paint its new streamliner two tones . GitHub export from English Wikipedia. In the same vote shareholders also approved a special resolution to change CP's corporate name to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited. Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. In April 1908, the CPR started work to replace the Old Calgary-Edmonton Rail Bridge across the Red Deer River with a new standard steel bridge that was completed by March 1909. Fleming was dismissed and replaced with Collingwood Schreiber as chief engineer and general manager of all government railways. It is 1,624 metres (5,328 feet) long and, at its maximum, 96 metres (315 feet) high, making it one of the longest railway bridges in Canada. Hopefully they come up with something better than CPKS.. In smaller locations, the local railway station agent would handle this on a commission basis. Car Red TCP-203 Maine Central 1930-50's Frt. While the railway was completed four years after the original 1881 deadline, it was completed more than five years ahead of the new date of 1891 that Macdonald gave in 1881. CanUSAMexTrax? [citation needed]. College colors are not that uncommon. Lamb, W. Kaye. The connection with Saint John on the Atlantic coast made the CPR the first truly transcontinental railway company in Canada and permitted trans-Atlantic cargo and passenger services to continue year-round when sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence closed the port of Montreal during the winter months. Four days earlier, the last spike of the Lake Superior section was driven in just west of Jackfish, Ontario. I like to tell stories through my photos and my blog. Limited trains ran along the Milton line on weekdays only. In terms of simplicity it might be the simplest of all. The range of CPR services were aspects of an integrated plan.[136]. Here, a CP train with KCS locomotives is westbound at Orrs Lake, Ontario, on Feb. 3, 2021. ???? Where railways had previously provided almost universal freight and passenger services, cars, trucks and airplanes started to take traffic away from railways. How about Canadian & Southern or CP, US & M.. Somehow that has a familiar ring to it. Since 1970, coal has become a major commodity hauled by CPR. Don't miss this look at the history of America's most influential builder of locomotives. See "History of CPR & War" pdf. During construction of the line in British Columbia even before the private CPR took over from the government contractor, ships were used to bring supplies to the construction sites. or CSX, once you get used to it it will roll off the tongue. This was necessary as the fledgling railway would need all the income it could get, and in addition, he saw some of these ancillary operations such as express and telegraph as being quite profitable. The Crowsnest Pass line opened on 18 June 1898, and followed a complicated route through the maze of valleys and passes in southern British Columbia, rejoining the original mainline at Hope after crossing the Cascade Mountains via Coquihalla Pass. It later became a marine museum at Douglas, Michigan, in the United States, before returning to its original homeport of Port McNicoll, Canada in 2013.[99]. I based it on the D&RGW name. Norfolk Southern worked about as well as any smashed name (and fortunately there was a regional railroad of the same name that came before it), but now that coal is out, intermodal is in, and the headquarters are moving to Atlanta this fall, it no longer works. The train also had a BC Rail locomotive, and a CN business car near the end of the train. On painting a Eduard P-400 WWII airplane: Flag" logo. Get updates and special offers via email from Trains.com brands! (Might also be considered a little thumb in the eye of CN, what with they owning what was once the Illinois Central Gulf.). The train stopped in 13 cities along its 3-week summer tour, offering a free block party and concert from Dean Brody, Kelly Prescott[125] and Dallas Arcand. [132] A network of affiliates carried the CPR radio network's broadcasts in the first half of the 1930s, but the takeover of CNR's Radio service by the new Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission removed CPR's need to have a network for competitive reasons and CPR's radio service was discontinued in 1935. SooLineRob wrote: Canadian Pacific has quite the variety in paint schemes . As one can see from reviewing the current Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern network maps, the two railroads currently have very little service overlap. Maybe it would best just to call the whole company Canadian Pacific and be done with it. (EMDX 7239 is a SD70ACe-T4 locomotive, a demonstrator unit for Progress Rail)if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'traingeek_ca-medrectangle-3','ezslot_4',124,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-traingeek_ca-medrectangle-3-0'); I caught Kansas City Southern (de Mexico) 4557 on the tail end of an oil train leaving Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on December 23, 2019. only. Today, though the Thunder Bay-Winnipeg section is now single tracked, the CPR still has two long distance double track lines serving rural areas, including a 121-kilometre (75mi) stretch between Kent, British Columbia, and Vancouver which follows the Fraser River into the Coast Mountains, as well as the Canadian Pacific Winchester Sub, a 160-kilometre (100mi) stretch of double track mainline which runs from Smiths Falls, Ontario, through downtown Montreal which runs through many rural farming communities. Unlimited Members, sign in to enjoy sitewide access. [100] This service was initially heavily promoted by the company and many images of the train, especially as it traversed the Canadian Rockies, were captured by CPR's official photographer Nicholas Morant. Robert Ray-friends of mine and on Facebook say BNSF stands for Been Nothing Since Frisco. Action Red, 5" nose/cab front stripes, large multimark. For example, passenger service ended on its line through southern British Columbia and Crowsnest Pass in January 1964, and on its Quebec Central in April 1967, and the transcontinental train The Dominion was dropped in January 1966. Union Pacific did not change its name to Union Pacific Southern. [6] As of January 14, 2022, the largest shareholder of Canadian Pacific stock is TCI Fund Management Limited, a London-based hedge fund that owns 8.38% of the company.[7]. Canadian Pacific's lines in the U.S. are currently called "Soo Line". On 29 October 1978, CP Rail transferred its passenger services to Via Rail, a new federal Crown corporation that was now responsible for intercity passenger services in Canada. | Calgary Herald", "Police officer suspects internal 'coverup' by CP Rail in fatal B.C. CP will enjoy long hauls for Mexican-bound propane shipments that originate in Alberta. MEDIA The Globe and Mail: How our CEO of the Year, CP Rail's Keith Creel, pulled off the biggest deal of 2021 November 24, 2021 CNBC Television: Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific CEOs on mega railroad merger September 16, 2021 The New York Times: Back on Track September 16, 2021 Bloomberg: Railroad Megadeal Marks Continued Kansas City Southern: KCS: 1944-60's Frt. In 1984, CP Rail commenced construction of the Mount Macdonald Tunnel to augment the Connaught Tunnel under the Selkirk Mountains. Maps: Street | Aerial. Im picturing blue locos as the new scheme. The traditional winter export port was Saint John, New Brunswick, when ice closed the St. Lawrence River. As a lasting tribute, CPR commissioned three statues and 23 memorial tablets to commemorate the efforts of those who fought and those who died in the war. It is Canadian Pacific as it was intended by God and shall remain Canadian Pacific lest my grandfather begin to spin in his grave. [54], A new subsidiary company, the St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway, was created to operate its money-losing lines in eastern North America, covering Quebec, Southern and Eastern Ontario, trackage rights to Chicago, Illinois, (on Norfolk Southern lines from Detroit) as well as the Delaware and Hudson Railway in the northeastern United States. [citation needed]. I presume CPKC will be on the long hood like BNSF, but wondering if the Southern Belle scheme has been discussed? Considering that it was CEO Keith Creel himself that suggested adding Kansas City to the Canadian Pacific name I highly doubt youll get something new, and maybe, just maybe, theyll be smart and keep both roads paint schemes. Dieselization was completed 11 years later, with its last steam locomotive running on 6 November 1960. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Here are a few Kansas City Southern resources. Except the part about my grandfather. WASHINGTON Even if the U.S. It has operated across much of the CPR system, including lines in the U.S. and been used for various charitable purposes; 100% of the money raised goes to the nationwide charity Breakfast for Learning the CPR bears all of the expenses associated with the operation of the train. CPR Hudson 2816 was re-designated Empress 2816 following a 30-month restoration that cost in excess of $1million. CNN: What?? Canadian Pacific Kansas City name is an awkward mouthful. The CPR obtained a 999-year lease on the O&Q on 4 January 1884. Similarly, to reach the isolated area of Superior in northern Ontario ships were used to bring in supplies to the construction work. Rail Resources. Santa Fe's "blues" scheme was better looking than the yellow/blue scheme that followed. Express routes using highway trucks beginning in November 1945 in southern Ontario and Alberta co-ordinated railway and highway service expanded service to better serve smaller locations especially on branchlines. Below are some examples of these. The first operator was the Canadian American Railroad a division of Iron Road Railways. Why should we let some Canadian company create more traffic backups for us? people asked. All donations collected in a community remain in that community for distribution. This money went to buying a 40,000 necklace for Lady MacDonald and numerous other "bonifications" to government members. The Spiral Tunnels opened in August. A major shift in trade from the Atlantic to the Pacific has caused serious drops in CPR's wheat shipments through Thunder Bay. One of the class, No. Thats an awkward mouthful. This SEEMS kind of obvious, but Canadian-American-Mexican, with CAM as the reporting marks ( which IS currently available!). Its less mileage than the UPs route (if only the Rock Island hadnt torn out part of the Golden State route between Davenport & Allerton IA). I think the official name should be Canada America Mexico Railway, and go by CAM. From 1885 until 1912, these ships linked Owen Sound on Georgian Bay to Fort William. Service on this route had actually begun very early, in 1854, along with service from Brockville. The busiest part of its railway network is along its main line between Calgary and Vancouver. In all likelihood, all switchers with 5" stripes had multimarks on the cab and applied only to GM hood units. The CPR became one of the largest and most powerful companies in Canada, a position it held as late as 1975.[5]. Unless there is an obscure STB/FRA requirement, I dont think so. This will create the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada railroad, bringing together two railroads that have been keenly focused on providing quality service to their customers to unlock the full potential of their networks. - Nose and rear stripes: Note that the black and white rear stripes date to before the Mulitmark aka Pacman logo fell out of use circa 1987. Action Red, 8" nose stripes, no multimark. [62][63], Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. trains resumed regular operations on 1 June 2012 after a nine-day strike by some 4,800 locomotive engineers, conductors and traffic controllers who walked off the job on 23 May, stalling Canadian freight traffic and costing the economy an estimated CA$80 million (US$77 million). I was totally satisfied with Tru-Color Paint in this application. So, I suggest keeping the name as is or adding Gulf to the existing name: Canadian Pacific and Gulf R.R. Not so sure, but I LOVE the sentiment. Re: Years Canadian Pacific changed paint schemes. Preview Garden Railways March and April content. Sounds good (and pretty obvious considering it will operate in every country thats considered North America). CALGARY, Alberta Canadian Pacifics proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern will unite the two smallest Class I railroads and create the only North American system that will operate in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. [39][40], On 21 January 1910, a passenger train derailed on the CPR line at the Spanish River bridge at Nairn, Ontario (near Sudbury), killing at least 43. This was an important part of the All-Red Route linking the various parts of the British Empire. if you like red paint! When Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merged they used half of each for the new name Union from UP and Pacific from SP ha ha. Hotels were likewise crucial to the CPR's growth by attracting travellers. Kansas City Southern said for each share of its common stock, shareholders will get $200 in cash and 1.129 shares of Canadian National common stock. I think itll work. The combined railroad will be called Canadian Pacific Kansas City. First new deliveries were AC4400CWs #9583-9683. [135], All of these lake operations had one thing in common, the need for shallow draft therefore sternwheelers were the choice of ship. No us and them but a united front that will act as one seamless transporation network. During the 1980s, the Soo Line Railroad, in which CP Rail still owned a controlling interest, underwent several changes. The Canadian Rockies by Train". Kansas City Southern shares rose slightly to . Aside from all sorts of small shipments for all kinds of businesses such products as cream, butter, poultry and eggs were handled along with fresh flowers, fish and other sea foods some handled in separate refrigerated cars. The trackage of the IC&E was at one time part of CP subsidiary Soo Line and predecessor line The Milwaukee Road. Hate to see the KCS's beautiful paint scheme succumb to CP's drab maroon. Actually, though, Id hate to see the historic Canadian Pacific name and image, complete with beaver, disappear into the abyss of Canadian global hegemonism. The company transports products ranging from bulk . Theres the Lincoln Continental, Continental tires, Continental-Trailways bus (remember them? Odds are CPKC will be the current CP red. Or, if UP owns that name (five), acknowledge Mexico as well and call it Kansas Pacifico. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001.[2]. [147], In 2021 Canadian Pacific repainted two locomotives orange: ES44AC 8757 which was unveiled for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in September 2021,[148] and ES44AC 8781 to commemorate shipper Hapag-Lloyd. In 1923, Henry Worth Thornton replaced David Blyth Hanna becoming the second president of the CNR, and his competition spurred Edward Wentworth Beatty, the first Canadian-born president of the CPR, to action. An individual receiving a personal telegram was seen as being someone important except for those that transmitted sorrow in the form of death notices. Why even incorporate the KCS leave it CP. Does the corporate legal name need to be the same as what the public sees/how the railroad is marketed? ), SOO red with CP markings. If the merger goes through, it will really be more CP taking over KCS rather than a BN-style merger of equals. CP's ownership of that railroad traces back to the Soo Line's ownership, inherited from the Milwaukee Road. Course it didn't hurt that the Soo Line was headquartered in Minneapolis, not far from the Univ. Kansas City Southern CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer stated that the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement signed a year earlier created a unique opportunity amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. interim variation applied to very few units during the summer of 1997 while CPR was trying "Canadian Pacific Diesel Locomotives". This naturally helped the CPR's air and trucking operations, and the railway's freight operations continued to thrive hauling resource traffic and bulk commodities. Given that some Soo Line engines kept their Soo paint into the 2010s - there might even be a couple out there still - I would guess KCS stuff will remain in those colors for a long time, perhaps eventually being repainted into CP lettering / colors. On paper, UP still owns several subsidiary entities still actively named Southern Pacific Also, I would suspect that UP probably retained trademark rights. The Holiday Train celebrates the holiday season and collects donations for community food banks and hunger issues. #5490-5499. The train set was so lightly disguised as the fictional "AMRoad" that the locomotives and cars still carried their original names and numbers, along with the easily identifiable CP Rail red-striped paint scheme. It was subsequently returned to service to promote public relations. It would go on to provide a link between the cables under the Atlantic and Pacific oceans when they were completed. [33], During the late 19th century, the railway undertook an ambitious programme of hotel construction, building Glacier House in Glacier National Park, Mount Stephen House at Field, British Columbia, the Chteau Frontenac in Quebec City and the Banff Springs Hotel. [33], The CPR had built a railway that operated mostly in the wilderness. By 1998 the company was bought by the Washington Marine Group which after purchase was renamed Seaspan Coastal Intermodal Company and then subsequently rebranded in 2011 as Seaspan Ferries Corporation. No worse than BNSF. 226340. Later, considerable use was also made of the 4-6-0 type for passenger and 2-8-0 type for freight. All of the generix colors are at the end of the database. KCS replaces Soo Line as the CP's lines in the US. [64][65], On 6 July 2013, a unit train of crude oil which CP had subcontracted to short-line operator Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway derailed in Lac-Mgantic, killing 47. about 1 year ago #engineering, #hobbies, #hobby, #railroad, #tracks, #trains. In 1909 the CPR completed two significant engineering accomplishments. Following a major fire in December 1911 that destroyed the grain elevator, operations were relocated to a new, larger port created by the CPR at Port McNicoll opening in May 1912. [31], By that time, however, the CPR had decided to move its western terminus from Port Moody to Granville, which was renamed "Vancouver" later that year. Ensure a safe, slow approach from others with this railroad-themed logo mask! Canadian Pacific agents operated in many overseas locations. Action Red, 8" nose stripes, multi on hood immediately in front of As a Canadian I would not like to lose such a storied name as Canadian Pacific. Maybe we are entering a phase of growth in North American Rail? We used our first name and their last name. Western, Missouri, Southern. SD40-2 Paint scheme and Builder Number data provided by Michael Richmond. Canada, Kansas City and Southern. Horses and livestock along with birds and small animals including prize cattle for exhibition were carried often in special horse cars that had facilities for grooms to ride with their animals. The Iris G tug boat and a barge were operated under contract to CP Rail until the last train ran late in December 1988. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP, NYSE: CP) ("CP") today announced the completion of its acquisition of Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) ("KCS"). CN reaches paid sick time agreements with four unions in U.S. 2023 National Garden Railway Convention is in Santa Clara, Second Vancouver, B.C., Cascades round trip set to roll Monday. Black running gear. Look for a Wabash Speedway deal to be struck between KC and Detroit shortly after the merger is approved. U.S. When I interviewed Mike Ward, he said that he wished CSX had a better name. "Beaver" logo as CPR was attempting to keep the design secret. As a matter of fact, in law, CP is not responsible for this cleanup. When the Soo Line took over the railroad (c.1909 IIRC), they liked the look of the cars so much that they started painting their passenger cars a matching color. Kansas City Southern is expected to ditch its merger agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in favor of a competing proposal from Canadian National Railway Co., according to people familiar . No leaks that I'm aware of, but I hope they keep the new paint scheme as simple as possible. By 1880, around 1,000 kilometres (700mi) was nearly complete, mainly across the troublesome Canadian Shield terrain, with trains running on only 500 kilometres (300mi) of track. Lithonia Operator: I like the CAM logo. This variation was intended for yard units only. variations. They didn't change the name back in the 1990's when they combined Canadian and U.S. operation. The last unit delivered in this scheme was SD40-2 CP no longer operates Vancouver's West Coast Express on behalf of TransLink, a regional transit authority. [115] After its 20th anniversary tour in 2018, which hosted Terri Clark, Sam Roberts Band, The Trews and Willy Porter, the tour reported to have raised more than CA$15.8 million and collected more than 4.5million pounds (2,000t) of food since 1999.[116]. To top them off, the adhesion to plastic is outstanding. In my mind CP didn't do themselves any favors when they adopted Soo Line as their US identity. [78][79] The proposed merger was also opposed by rival freight company, the United Parcel Service (UPS), who spoke out about the rail merger and said they were against the Canadian Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger. In British Columbia, government contractors eventually hired 17,000 workers from China, known as "coolies". (Units 6618, 6620, 6621 and 6622 only.). You can keep up with news on the proposed Canadian . CPKC Paint Scheme . ha ha. This was over four times the maximum gradient recommended for railways of this era, and even modern railways rarely exceed a two-percent gradient. The deal values Kansas City Southern at $275 per share, representing a 23 percent premium to its closing price on Friday. LOL. In this segment . on IPMS National Convention, August 1-4, Ph, on Automobile Paint Added to Product Line. I do like the Canadian Pacific International suggestion. [17] The CCR was owned by Duncan McIntyre, who amalgamated it with the CPR, and became one of the handful of officers of the newly formed CPR. Taking pieces of the old names and jamming them together is just plain lazy (Canadian Southern). 109110, 213, 293, 374, 421. The reason the initial engine logo and the railroad name (now just BNSF instead of Burlington Northern Santa Fe) were changed was that Krebs did not want to start another intra-company war. Primer with CP or STLH markings (Units 5447-5449 only.). KCS shareholders would own 28 per cent of CP's common shares after its own trust is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. [12], On 21 October 1880, a new syndicate, unrelated to Hugh Allan's, signed a contract with the Macdonald government. When within range driving across Ohio or Indiana: From the Golden Tower of the Fisher Building, This is the Great Voice of the Great Lakes, WJR, Radio 76 Detroit. Proving already to be a very resourceful organization, Canadian Pacific began an intense campaign to bring immigrants to Canada. [citation needed], Dominion Express Company was formed independently in 1873 before the CPR itself, although train service did not begin until the summer of 1882 at which time it operated over some 500 kilometres (300mi) of track from Rat Portage (Kenora) Ontario west to Winnipeg, Manitoba. At 14.7km (nine miles), it is the longest tunnel in the Americas. In 2002 the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic took over operations after CDAC declared bankruptcy. Just started using TruColor. Fred Green, who was then CPs chief executive, feared a deal would spark opposition from Union Pacific, Haverty says. [106], Between 1927 and the early 1950s, the CPR ran a school car to reach children who lived in Northern Ontario, far from schools.
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