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Major US railroad merger could bring more tar sands to Southeast Texas

The Guardian · Amal Ahmed and Katie Watkins

Two major North American railways, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, have proposed a $27bn (£22bn) merger that would make it easier to move freight across North America with the first unified continental rail network. The merger is awaiting final approval from US regulators. In Houston, that would mean an additional eight trains passing through each day.

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