Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, d/b/a CPKC-Acquisition and Operation-Certain Rail Line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. in Lauderdale County, Miss., and Choctaw and Marengo Counties, Ala.

Résumé

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration the primary application (Application) filed October 6, 2023, by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKCL), a noncarrier, on behalf of itself and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) d/b/a CPKC (collectively, Applicants). The Application seeks Board approval for KCS, a Class I rail carrier, to acquire from Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR), a Class III rail carrier, and to operate approximately 50.4 route miles of rail line between Meridian, Miss., and Myrtlewood, Ala. (the Western Line). This proposal is referred to as the "Proposed Transaction." The Board is also accepting for consideration three related filings.