Re: Proposed Sale of Wisconsin Central

[Adam <adamdunning@start.com.au>]

In article <95bg89$bg7$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> > Way too late to be starting a bid for NRC now.  IIRC, the final four
> > bidders have been announced (a while ago). These included ASR (now
> > ARG), FA, Toll Holldings (largest operator of trucks in Australia)
and
> > one other group (can't remember).
>
> Canadian Pacific

So they are bidder number 4.  Do they have an other over seas (ie
outside of Canada) intrests in rail?
>
> > The only way to get (in reallity) at NRC would be to buy one of the
> > existing bidders.  FA and ARG are effectively safe from this, while
> the
> > directors of Toll Holldings are making too much money to even
> > contemplate selling out a road business to rail.
>
> Hopefully ARG will not win NRC and FC....

or Toll Holdings.  If TH get NRC, expect an enormous increase in both
road and rail freight haulage prices.

Being Victorian, I'd have to say I hope FA get at least NRC.

Who in the world of rail would have the money to take both companies
(that would be interested)? Rail America/FA, G&W/ARG,...

Adam
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