Canadian Pacific to Buy Kansas City Southern in $25 Billion Deal

Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) is set to create the only true North American railroad whose rails will stretch from Canada, through the U.S., and down into Mexico.

The Financial Times reports the Calgary-based railroad will be acquiring Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) for $275 per share, or $25 billion, in a cash and stock deal. The purchase will need to be approved by the Surface Transportation Board, which regulates railroad rates, mergers and acquisitions, and disputes among railways.

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