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Lines on a map do not a merger make
Written by Lawrence H Kaufman, Contributing EditorWhile the railroad world waits for the Canadian Pacific Railway board of directors to name a permanent chief executive to succeed acting CEO Steve Tobias, some railfans are whiling away the hours speculating on the good things that would come from a merger of CP and Kansas City Southern Railway. To you I say: Do not hold your breath.