Three-way battle in the basin

THE ANNOUNCEMENT on September 5 that Canadian Pacific Railway is to purchase the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp for US$1·48bn came as a surprise to US industry experts and financial analysts, who queried the high price that CPR is paying for the 4?000 km network.

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