Canada, the United States and Mexico will be linked by rail
Canada, the United States and Mexico will have a train network that unites them for the first time , with nearly 32,000 kilometers of track, thanks to the purchase of the Kansas City Southern (KCS) railway company by the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway transport company. The merger agreement is worth around 29,000 million dollars. The company also assures that after the union it will have some 20,000 employees and will generate about $8.7 billion in annual revenue from the business opportunities the acquisition provides.
CP has a large rail system in Canada and in several US states. The acquisition of KCS now allows you cross the North American Midwest, arriving at ports in the Gulf of Mexico, from where it will also connect with other Mexican roads.
The merger, which still needs to be approved by the United States Land Transportation Commission - although it is expected to go ahead - will be ready in 2022. Then, products of all kinds will be able to cross the borders of the three countries in one of the fastest, most affordable and environmentally efficient ways that exist right now.
32,000 kilometers of tracks, joined for the first time
Thus, Canadian Pacific hopes that, thanks to this union, more than 300 trucks can leave the roads , whose cargo will then go on rails, generating 75% less greenhouse gases . In addition, the company ensures that its trains will use hydrogen instead of gasoline in the near future.
yes, cp has not yet talked about using the network to transport passengers . But if we want to make this dream trip through North America, we have some options: we can take the Rocky Mountaineer scenic train, which crosses the most beautiful nature in Canada. Or refine your ingenuity and calculate routes to travel the US from end to end... or in a circular way. It may be much cheaper than you think!