In an unprecedented move, Point Comfort and Northern and Houston Belt & Terminal to buy BNSF and possibly Union Pacific. More to come…
[%-)]Which road is the PC&N buying.Your heading says BNSF but your post says UP.Is the shortline buying BOTH giant roads?[%-)]
Sources, we need sources !!![:-^]
I heard possibly both. I also heard a RUMOR that the PC&N is also looking at the NS so they can tap an eastern market.
Is the Point Comfort & Northern printing its own money in its diesel shop? How else would they ever get that much dough? And how would the PC&N ever get this merger past the STB?
Apperantly the PC&N falls into a special category that the STB developed for short lines to provide an opportunity for them to reach new customers. And NAFTA has been a boom for the PC&N.
The Question is…Will the BNSF and UP allow this move to even happen?
Allan.
I LOVE the PC&N! How do you know about them clear up in Colorado? My three favorite locomotives of their’s are the 3000, the 3001, and the 3002. I expect the buyouts of both BNSF and UP should both go smoothly. I’m sure they’ll be grateful to be absorbed into such a good company.
And I really like the electric blue paint scheme!
mike
If approved, neither will have much of a choice. They will be forced by the federal government to relinquish controlling interest of their companies.
I spent the fierst few years of my life in Point Comfort. My dad worked a Alcoa for quite awhile. I remember the trips to the big city of Port Lavaca.
This has to be the BEST news I’ve ever read on this forum. I don’t think BNSF or UP have much choice but to relinquish interest either.
mike
They come through Flatonia quite often. All three of them. Always clean and painted.
m
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…and what will the new paint scheeme be…Armour yellow and harbor mist grey…or is the borg going to be assimilated.[(-D]
Chad,
Go buy stock in electric blue paint.
m
Electric Blue through the Rockies!!!
I think you are mistaken. It’s BNSF and CSX, not UP. Well, maybe it’s all three.[:D]
I would but I fear they would only patch the paches [:D]
The PC&N don’t play like that. All or nothin’!!! Can’t wait to see that Centennial in the blue.
I hope not…I can only re-paint my models so many times. [banghead]
When we get moved into the new house I am planning on doing all three locomotives. They really are well kept, and the paint scheme is attractive in its simplicity. They definately wouldn’t patch the patches.
m