Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern complete combination

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern today completed their $31bn combination to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), establishing the first single-line railway connecting Canada, the US, and Mexico.

“Today, we celebrate this historic combination creating a truly unique single-line rail network that begins a new chapter of railroad history in North America,” said CPKC president and CEO Keith Creel. “As we mark this once-in-a-lifetime occasion by driving the Final Spike in Kansas City, Missouri, where CP and KCS come together, we stand ready to bring new competition into the North American rail industry at a time when our supply chains have never needed it more.”

In Kansas City today, the company will mark the creation of CPKC by hosting a celebration featuring the driving of the ceremonial final spike at the only place where the CP and KCS railroads meet.