Not breaking news, but saw this article covering CN making its case for getting KCS' KC <-> STL line:
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... jections/
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Article doesn't explicitly mention it, but the map from the CN filing shows KCS <-> Detroit. If CN got the line it would create 3 KCS <-> Detroit routes (NS, CP, and CN), which on paper means more competition. Not sure if there is enough traffic on this route to justify 3 different lines / routings.
Thinking about it, CP/KCS won't lose too much losing the line as the former KCS would gain an interchange with CSX in Chicago, and my current understanding is the traffic on KCS' former Alton between KCS and STL is mostly being interchanged with CSX in STL. Looking at the map, the line fits pretty nicely into CN's network.
Any points or opportunities I am missing here? Would CSX prefer keeping some of its interchange with CP/KCS in E. St. Louis instead of Chicago?