by gokeefe
Given the 50% (and potentially 100%) ownership of PAS I don't see how NS is the logical choice in this instance. The problem from the Surf Board as best I can tell is that they want the carrier serving Northern New England to have access to multiple Class I connections. That can't happen if NS or CSX get Pan Am. Thus neither of them compute as possible suitors. I concur that G&W is likewise less than ideal due to their extensive short line and regional railroad holdings.
Although I agree that CP could end up with an extraordinary level of influence in Maine this is in many ways no different than the existing situation. It seems very unlikely that CP would be able to justify routing traffic for the mid-West or the mid-Atlantics north through Canada and avoiding interchange with CSX and/or NS in New York or Massachusetts.
If true this means CP (or CN) would continue to operate as the neutral originating carrier that the STB seeks.
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Although I agree that CP could end up with an extraordinary level of influence in Maine this is in many ways no different than the existing situation. It seems very unlikely that CP would be able to justify routing traffic for the mid-West or the mid-Atlantics north through Canada and avoiding interchange with CSX and/or NS in New York or Massachusetts.
If true this means CP (or CN) would continue to operate as the neutral originating carrier that the STB seeks.
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