Why is it CN and CP in the US and not GTW and Soo Line?

[traisessive1]

For CN,

DWP (DWC)

IC

CCP

SSAM

WC

BLE

DMIR

EJE

GTW

All still exist on paper.

[jeffhergert]

Canadian Pacific only owned 56% of Soo Line prior to 1990, so they were limited in what the could do with it. Prior to the 1961 merger agreement their ownership of
Soo Line proper was very close to 50%, but they owned 100% of the DSS&A which increased their ownership of the merged entity.

Jeff with the divestiture of the Airline, Mining Co., Hotels, and Shipping, the company is now just using Canadian Pacific as the corporate title, so the abbreviation of just “CP” rather than CPRS is used.

On our paperwork, cars destined for interchange to CP points (Soo or DME stations) as being delivered to CPRS. I do believe the Iowa DOT maps used to list their trackage as CPRS, but now use CP with DME in parantheses.

Jeff

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

It doesn’t sound that different from remarks found in old issues of the Official Guide which would indicate that a separate coupon was not needed for each road when traveling over MP-T&P or other similar combinations.