On the cover of a TRAINS MAGAZINE at the top of one that I got in the mailing said that the merger went to court I’ll post a picture in my channel and mention you in it when I find it.
I love watching people who have never used a shovel or a spike hammer in their lives attempt to use it, the entire motion of it looks unnatural to them lol
I was sorta thinking the same thing when I was watching them. I get that they ain’t no spring chickens, but it definitely looks like they haven’t used hand tools in quite a while.
Yes thank you, I'm glad somone else noticed. I was cringing. The CEO was on the wrong side of the rail. If he was spiking the outside he should have been in the gauge hammering over the rail. The other guy used the wrong side of the spike hammer.
Well they are trying but that’s the problem with most suit and tie people they try to look and act like the working class but they come up extremely short.
I grew up playing in CP's Agincourt yard in the 70's and 80's in Scarborough. I lived 500 yards from the northern half of the yard in the Middle field community. Born in 1971 this naturally began my love for anything trains. From the end of the script era through the action red with multimarks, the MLW M630's and 36's, high hood GP9's and EMD SD40-2's, the red barns and the SD60's, I've seen heard and smelled it all at all times of the day. I have my memories. Now a new era yet again comes about for a whole new generation of train loving kids with the intro of the southern belles that will surely make there way north from time to time until a universal scheme comes about. Times do change. I'm at peace with it. Soon I'll be taking my grand son to the same places I watched trains and nothing beats that. Onward CPKC!
This is hilarious, back in my ridin days ,KCS was notoriously friendly to riders. From the yard workers too the train crews. They just got it. CP was notoriously rough with riders so this merger is a funny one, but another great video and the positives of this are certainly there. I'm hopeful for atleast one special loco outta this!!
Canadian Pacific owns what was once known as the Central Maine and Quebec Railway here in Maine. I wonder if I may someday spot a Kansas City Southern locomotive up here, but you never know. One thing I do find interesting about the merger of CP and KCS is that they have now become the only railroad in North America with operations in all three countries.
Anyone notice that there arent any workers in attendence? That says a lot about one of the major problems that exists in the US railroads. Workers resent management and mangement sees workers as lesser human beings
ITS ALL THE ONE WORD! GREED! THEY CARE LESS ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THEM! AND THE PEOPLE AT THE STB, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR AGREEING TO LET THE CN TAKE EVEN MORE OF OUR RAILROADS! THIS MERGER BS MUST GO! IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT WE LOST THE EJ&E, IICG, SLSF,ACL, SAL, L&N, GEORGIA RR, NE, SOUTHERN RY, CLINCHFIELD, DRG&W, SP, MOPAC, RF&P,B&O,C&O,WM, THE ROCK ISLAND,MLW,NYC, KATY,GM&O GN, NO,SNC, WP AT&SF,CB&Q,SOO LINELV,TE D&H,C&IM C&NW,AD&N, GT,BM,CNJ,B&LE,DM&IR, DT&IERIE LACKAWANA, ANS COUNTLESS OTHER RAILROADS,THANKS TO THE GREEDY PEOPLE WHO RUN THE ICC, AND THE STB! NOW, I WONT GET TO EVEN SEE A KCS LOCOMOTIVE ! THIS MERGER SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN APPROVED! WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE KCS!
So long CP and KCS, you have served the countries well. This makes only one remaining railroad to exist that has been incorporated earlier than the 50s (Canadian National) and no more remaining railroads to have been incorporated since the 19th century.
CPKC needs a new logo that reflects the cultures of the three countries it serves. Slapping CPKC on the old Canadian Pacific logo is not cutting it for me. Oh, and nice spike drivin'. 😅
I live near a city where CP used to serve a lot of industries. When I was a kid trains were shunting and switching cars all over the city, literally tracks were everywhere. Over the years CP refused to maintain bridges and trackage was abandoned until all there is left is the single corridor through the city past the derelict station, on a line restricted to 10 mph due to the shitty rail on the small remnant of what used to be the North Mainline between Toronto-Ottawa.. Businesses that relied on rail had best take warning that CP will not cater to small potatoes customers.
I'm sure they'll come up with something. I've heard that a GEVO is getting a test paint job right now, but I can't confirm if that's true. Greeting from the USA!
Did anyone Remember the Kleenex for the Canadian National Shareholders which didn’t Win the Jackpot and Lost Out on the Merger with the KCS Railroad ? 🤔🙏
Canadian Pacific is the smallest class 1 in Canada and KCS was the smallest class 1 in the US how in the world did you come up with the 10,000? I'm genuinely curious
There are geopolitical reasons for the merger. Mexico is a manufacturing hub without the need to be on the ocean. A day later, CN, UP and Ferromex started co operation also, likely at the behest of the US Government.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan The Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Railway runs freight trains on the Metra's Milwaukee District lines via trackage rights and it's the same agreement before when it was CP alone operating freights on the lines.
Huh, I didn't know UP's CEO was leaving. If Ottensmeyer did become the CEO of UP, I don't think that would be too bad. He ran KCS pretty well as far as I'm concerned. How would he get the job though? Wouldn't UP hire someone from within the company?
Firstly: finally a merger. Second this is similar to the USA transcontinental railroad completion. Third: I guess CPKC will cover Mexico, USA, and Canada.
They would never allow the real hard working bottom line employees to be apart of this. God forbid the ones they put off work for the day for this celebration get their rate and do this. Let the executives dig earth when the real people who make it what is get screwed. I hate management and executives. Makes me want to puke. I bet they get 8 hours of sleep.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan They went from dtc to rtc and got rid of SP dispatchers. They would put non clearing tains in side tracks to meet other non clearing trains. They would put AMTRAK in the hole for rock trains. They woiuld have AMTRAK shove rock trains that laid down over hills. The first day of the merger ( make that buy out) was spent taking down all SP .signs and decals. Instead of taking pride in getting trains over the road UP would lose whole trains and forget what side track they were tied down in. Southern Pacific didn't go under because it didn't know how to run trains. Union Pacific doesn't really care. Phillip Anschultz bought Southern Pacific first and UP got it from him. Anshultz sold eveerything that wasn't tied down I ain't saying SP was all flowers and puppy dogs, I'm saying UP was way worse.
I’m really not sure. I don’t know much about business or running a multi million dollar company. However, I don’t think that many people will be furloughed or fired.
The name is so lame and meaningless. Like Kansas City is significant any more. They should call it the Canada and Guatemala. Then start building south. CG&S.
it's significant because they merged with KCS, and it serves to reflect a part of the company's history. it's like how BNSF kept the "Santa Fe" portion of their name when BN first merged with it, even though that city wasn't anywhere close to being significant to that railroad at that point either. and besides, kansas city is where the two railroads intersected prior to the merger. i think it's pretty fitting for it.
The inclusion of 'Kansas City' in the new name retains the heritage and geographical beginnings, likewise Canadian Pacific.. They should remain even if the new name is represented in just the key letters. Also for staff moral, it make business sense (even in the short -medium term) to retail the names
well this merger is going to have ripple effects between CSX/NS/BNSF/UP. in my eyes this gives CPKC a unfair advantage in the future of modern railroads. so from out of this what i take is going to happen is the previously mentioned big 4 american class 1 railroads will have to begin buying out smaller class railroads or shortlines before CN gets the hair brain idea to do that and try to extend a similar move that CP&KC have pulled off. my opinion is that this merger was done to make the 4 big class 1 railroads to make moves and takeovers to be able to now compete in running between canada/us/mexico which the big 4 have to much on there plate now to deal with and will make things even worse because now all 4 of them have to block out CN expansion. other question and issue here is this. what is mexico and canada view or stance now to other railroads outside of there native countries with regards to buying out or mergering with any of the big 4 american class 1 railroads or CN establishing a 3 way transcontinental link up? last i have heard is that they are still blocked from doing so. and if this is the case then im calling BS aka BULLSHYT on this merger. mark my words this merger has just opened up a big can or worms.
Now if this the case then break that darn measly merger up ! Kansas City wants her Railroad back ! And Canada wants her back too ! And Mexico she agrees as well !
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On the cover of a TRAINS MAGAZINE at the top of one that I got in the mailing said that the merger went to court I’ll post a picture in my channel and mention you in it when I find it.
I love watching people who have never used a shovel or a spike hammer in their lives attempt to use it, the entire motion of it looks unnatural to them lol
I was sorta thinking the same thing when I was watching them. I get that they ain’t no spring chickens, but it definitely looks like they haven’t used hand tools in quite a while.
Yes thank you, I'm glad somone else noticed. I was cringing. The CEO was on the wrong side of the rail. If he was spiking the outside he should have been in the gauge hammering over the rail. The other guy used the wrong side of the spike hammer.
Well they are trying but that’s the problem with most suit and tie people they try to look and act like the working class but they come up extremely short.
I grew up playing in CP's Agincourt yard in the 70's and 80's in Scarborough. I lived 500 yards from the northern half of the yard in the Middle field community. Born in 1971 this naturally began my love for anything trains. From the end of the script era through the action red with multimarks, the MLW M630's and 36's, high hood GP9's and EMD SD40-2's, the red barns and the SD60's, I've seen heard and smelled it all at all times of the day. I have my memories. Now a new era yet again comes about for a whole new generation of train loving kids with the intro of the southern belles that will surely make there way north from time to time until a universal scheme comes about. Times do change. I'm at peace with it. Soon I'll be taking my grand son to the same places I watched trains and nothing beats that. Onward CPKC!
This was an unexpected birthday gift for me. What a day in history!
So Long CP And KCS we will miss you
Agreed
De-merge the merger.
This is hilarious, back in my ridin days ,KCS was notoriously friendly to riders. From the yard workers too the train crews. They just got it. CP was notoriously rough with riders so this merger is a funny one, but another great video and the positives of this are certainly there. I'm hopeful for atleast one special loco outta this!!
@pinballmaster72 agreed.
Those engines look amazing
I thought the same thing! They’re so clean!
Almost like out the box Scale model locomotives !
Very nice! I live on CPKC all the way up in Vancouver, Canada and i’m excited for the future.
Thank you! Yes, it’ll be very interesting to see what the future holds.
Canadian Pacific owns what was once known as the Central Maine and Quebec Railway here in Maine. I wonder if I may someday spot a Kansas City Southern locomotive up here, but you never know. One thing I do find interesting about the merger of CP and KCS is that they have now become the only railroad in North America with operations in all three countries.
I just purchased a KCS Lionel set to remember the KCS with,
I will eventually purchase a CP related item as well !
Anyone notice that there arent any workers in attendence? That says a lot about one of the major problems that exists in the US railroads. Workers resent management and mangement sees workers as lesser human beings
ITS ALL THE ONE WORD! GREED! THEY CARE LESS ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THEM! AND THE PEOPLE AT THE STB, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR AGREEING TO LET THE CN TAKE EVEN MORE OF OUR RAILROADS! THIS MERGER BS MUST GO! IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT WE LOST THE EJ&E, IICG, SLSF,ACL, SAL, L&N, GEORGIA RR, NE, SOUTHERN RY, CLINCHFIELD, DRG&W, SP, MOPAC, RF&P,B&O,C&O,WM, THE ROCK ISLAND,MLW,NYC, KATY,GM&O GN, NO,SNC, WP AT&SF,CB&Q,SOO LINELV,TE D&H,C&IM C&NW,AD&N, GT,BM,CNJ,B&LE,DM&IR, DT&IERIE LACKAWANA, ANS COUNTLESS OTHER RAILROADS,THANKS TO THE GREEDY PEOPLE WHO RUN THE ICC, AND THE STB! NOW, I WONT GET TO EVEN SEE A KCS LOCOMOTIVE ! THIS MERGER SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN APPROVED! WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE KCS!
So long CP and KCS, you have served the countries well. This makes only one remaining railroad to exist that has been incorporated earlier than the 50s (Canadian National) and no more remaining railroads to have been incorporated since the 19th century.
CPKC needs a new logo that reflects the cultures of the three countries it serves. Slapping CPKC on the old Canadian Pacific logo is not cutting it for me.
Oh, and nice spike drivin'. 😅
I know. Right?
Agreed. I vote for CanAMex Railway
Scrap the merger and revert to what it was before. Problem solved.
Very cool coverage, I enjoyed that! (Dave).
Thank you!
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Your very welcome.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Your welcome.
Wow; thanks for sharing that historic event.
You're welcome!
I bet stobe the hobo would do a chicago to mexico ride if he was still with us.
Very cool to see this thank you for this amazing video
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed.
So long Canadian Pacific R.I.P ⚰💀🚂
CPKC is a reality with the final spike. Full integration estimate: 2026
I live near a city where CP used to serve a lot of industries. When I was a kid trains were shunting and switching cars all over the city, literally tracks were everywhere. Over the years CP refused to maintain bridges and trackage was abandoned until all there is left is the single corridor through the city past the derelict station, on a line restricted to 10 mph due to the shitty rail on the small remnant of what used to be the North Mainline between Toronto-Ottawa.. Businesses that relied on rail had best take warning that CP will not cater to small potatoes customers.
Will CPKC have a new livery for their locomotives ?
Cheers from 🇦🇺
I'm sure they'll come up with something. I've heard that a GEVO is getting a test paint job right now, but I can't confirm if that's true. Greeting from the USA!
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan can’t wait to see that 😁
Did anyone Remember the Kleenex for the Canadian National Shareholders which didn’t Win the Jackpot and Lost Out on the Merger with the KCS Railroad ? 🤔🙏
Sorry, I don’t remember that one.
Nice video. thanks for posting
Thank you!
Why do I feel like I’ll be telling my grandchildren that I used to see cp and kcs engines when I was their age
You should make a video about Pan Am railways
I still don't get the name wouldn't CPS Canadian Pacific Southern of sounded better?
Can I ask how you were able to film this
I just grabbed my camera, grabbed my tripod, and walked through the front door.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan kinda figured it would be for executives and a press team
Bye American Railroads. Nice knowing you.
This reminds me a lot of the failed SPSF merger. Hopefully, they get a wicked paint scheme out of it too.
The thing i wanna know is. Are they going to have over 10,000 locomotives on their roster?😮
No, from what I've seen they've got about 2,400 engines.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan weird
Canadian Pacific is the smallest class 1 in Canada and KCS was the smallest class 1 in the US how in the world did you come up with the 10,000? I'm genuinely curious
@@freedomfan4272 I thought they had that many engines. Lol
There are geopolitical reasons for the merger. Mexico is a manufacturing hub without the need to be on the ocean. A day later, CN, UP and Ferromex started co operation also, likely at the behest of the US Government.
Nationalize the big 4 !
Electrify the network !
Take the Railroads back from the greedy hands and make them quicker and safer!
Hold up, NOOOOOOOO
Too late.
How did they get that train through the Houston Terminal so quickly?
I guess they just prioritized the heck out of it.
But the Houston Terminal is on Utterly Pathetic trackage!
That's funny he said think of all the trucks they will be able to take off the hwy😅😅
CPKC has risen indeed!
Indeed
On the Milwaukee District West and North Lines in Chicago, it's no longer Canadian Pacific operating freight trains alone.
Oh really? Are there shared trackage rights now or something?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan The Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Railway runs freight trains on the Metra's Milwaukee District lines via trackage rights and it's the same agreement before when it was CP alone operating freights on the lines.
Can cpkcs avoid chicago? Go from like Mexico, kansas city,ice,lands in st paul?
Maybe Mr. Ottensmeyer will become the new CEO of UP when Lance Fritz leaves in the fall.
Huh, I didn't know UP's CEO was leaving. If Ottensmeyer did become the CEO of UP, I don't think that would be too bad. He ran KCS pretty well as far as I'm concerned. How would he get the job though? Wouldn't UP hire someone from within the company?
Wonder how the new livery on the trains will look
Me too!
Firstly: finally a merger.
Second this is similar to the USA transcontinental railroad completion.
Third: I guess CPKC will cover Mexico, USA, and Canada.
I hope they make a CPKC paint scheme
Did they have an elementary school contest to name the new RR? CPKC? Really? That’s the best they came up with ?
They should have spoken from the locomotive catwalks instead of from an ordinary podium.
Maybe this merger stuff is why my package from Canada is weeks late.
i didnt know anyone could just have gone to it
So is CPKC #1 OVER UP OR BNSF ??
No, BNSF is way bigger.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan so BNSF IS BIGGER EVEN than UP?
Epic!
Thanks!
CPKC? sounds more like radio station call letters then a railroad,CPKC your source for classic rock. They should have just merged KCS into CP.
Lol you’re not wrong. “CPKC- PLAYING ALL THE CLASSIC HITS!!!” *explosion noise*
KCCP? 😆🤷🏻♂️
They did. This is just to placate American Political egos. The KCS name will quickly fade away in the coming years
Guess like cpkc headed to my way in wawautosa
So I guess Canadian Pacific owns kc southern now
They would never allow the real hard working bottom line employees to be apart of this. God forbid the ones they put off work for the day for this celebration get their rate and do this. Let the executives dig earth when the real people who make it what is get screwed. I hate management and executives. Makes me want to puke. I bet they get 8 hours of sleep.
Just watch what us Canadians can do . Viva Quebec
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The logo should be redesigned. The beaver and the maple leaf is not appropriate anymore
Another railroad for them to strip mine!
:)
Don't make the mistakes Union Pacific made when they bought Southern Pacific---- those cost lives.
What mistakes did they make?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan They went from dtc to rtc and got rid of SP dispatchers. They would put non clearing tains in side tracks to meet other non clearing trains. They would put AMTRAK in the hole for rock trains. They woiuld have AMTRAK shove rock trains that laid down over hills.
The first day of the merger ( make that buy out) was spent taking down all SP .signs and decals. Instead of taking pride in getting trains over the road UP would lose whole trains and forget what side track they were tied down in. Southern Pacific didn't go under because it didn't know how to run trains. Union Pacific doesn't really care. Phillip Anschultz bought Southern Pacific first and UP got it from him. Anshultz sold eveerything that wasn't tied down I ain't saying SP was all flowers and puppy dogs, I'm saying UP was way worse.
Coolio
Thanks!
How many people will lose jobs now?
At least 1 person
I’m really not sure. I don’t know much about business or running a multi million dollar company. However, I don’t think that many people will be furloughed or fired.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Hopefully nobody
With all that traffic from three countries, they're gonna hire a few more fellas...
This merger had the support of the unions. I highly doubt you will see any job losses.
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The name is so lame and meaningless. Like Kansas City is significant any more. They should call it the Canada and Guatemala. Then start building south. CG&S.
Ya never know, maybe they’ll change the name sometime.
it's significant because they merged with KCS, and it serves to reflect a part of the company's history. it's like how BNSF kept the "Santa Fe" portion of their name when BN first merged with it, even though that city wasn't anywhere close to being significant to that railroad at that point either. and besides, kansas city is where the two railroads intersected prior to the merger. i think it's pretty fitting for it.
They should call it North American Railway or something like that.
The inclusion of 'Kansas City' in the new name retains the heritage and geographical beginnings, likewise Canadian Pacific.. They should remain even if the new name is represented in just the key letters. Also for staff moral, it make business sense (even in the short -medium term) to retail the names
Guess im gonna get off youtube and delete my kcs and cp addons now
Not yet! The CP and KCS locomotives will stay for a little while.
Try not to bomb train any communities
As long as they don't implement PSR, they should be fine.
And just like that the Big Ten will be no more it’ll now be called the big 11
Nice beaver!
lmao
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Sorry. Couldn't resist the voice of Leslie Neilsen in my head. Especially when he was also a Canadian/American product.
well this merger is going to have ripple effects between CSX/NS/BNSF/UP. in my eyes this gives CPKC a unfair advantage in the future of modern railroads. so from out of this what i take is going to happen is the previously mentioned big 4 american class 1 railroads will have to begin buying out smaller class railroads or shortlines before CN gets the hair brain idea to do that and try to extend a similar move that CP&KC have pulled off. my opinion is that this merger was done to make the 4 big class 1 railroads to make moves and takeovers to be able to now compete in running between canada/us/mexico which the big 4 have to much on there plate now to deal with and will make things even worse because now all 4 of them have to block out CN expansion. other question and issue here is this. what is mexico and canada view or stance now to other railroads outside of there native countries with regards to buying out or mergering with any of the big 4 american class 1 railroads or CN establishing a 3 way transcontinental link up? last i have heard is that they are still blocked from doing so. and if this is the case then im calling BS aka BULLSHYT on this merger. mark my words this merger has just opened up a big can or worms.
Now if this the case then break that darn measly merger up !
Kansas City wants her Railroad back !
And Canada wants her back too !
And Mexico she agrees as well !