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Commentary
Political Pedantry, NIMBY Nervousness, Maritime Mendaciousness
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief![image description](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-24-at-7.48.12-AM.png)
Recently, three filings with the Surface Transportation Board in opposition to the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger application came across the transom that strike me as odd. One is from a California Congresswoman. The second (multiple letters, actually) is from a Chicago region group called The Coalition to Stop CPKC. The third—and strangest—is from three Federal Maritime Commissioners.