'What if that happens in my town?' Mayors urge feds to slow merger after Ohio rail disaster

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Local lawmakers, mayors gather to speak against the Canadian Pacific merger with Kansas City Southern, citing the derailment in Ohio

"It's a nightmare for me, and I think every mayor thinks the same thing: 'What happens if that happens in my town?'" Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain said at a press briefing in Itasca organized by the Coalition to Stop CPKC.

Officials cited the derailment of 38 Norfolk Southern freight cars Feb. 3 in East Palatine, Ohio, that led to vinyl chloride being released into the environment and has raised serious health fears for residents. by signing up you agree to our terms of service CP spokesman Andy Cummings said Monday that"railways, including CP, are legally required to transport hazardous materials as part of their common carrier obligations."

The STB staff gave a green light to the merger in January; now it's up to the board to rule on a plan that would create a railroad stretching from Canada to Mexico.

 

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