COO Shake-Up at CN
CN on Nov. 28 reported that 40-year railroad veteran Edmond (“Ed”) Harris has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. He succeeds Rob Reilly.
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CPKC: CN, NS Seek Conditions
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 1 accepted for consideration responsive applications by CN and Norfolk Southern (NS) regarding the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, which is under STB review and seeks to create North America’s first transnational freight railroad, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, or CPKC.
Alan S. Boyd, First Transportation Secretary, 98
Alan S. Boyd, the nation’s first transportation secretary, has died at 98.