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Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad megamerger would create the first Mexico-US-Canada rail network – CNN
By David Goldman, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) – Two of North America’s largest railroad companies announced a merger Sunday that would connect freight customers to Canada, the United States and Mexico on a single network for the first time in history. Canadian Pacific (CP) agreed to purchase Kansas City Southern (KSU) in a…
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Lawrence Osborne does Raymond Chandler quite well, thank you
Lawrence Osborne has written an official – and good – sequel to Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe novel, ‘Only to Sleep.’ The British novelist lives off the beaten track in Thailand, where journalist Ross Davies joined him for sake. Source: Lawrence Osborne does Raymond Chandler quite well, thank you
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Mexico closes airports, evacuates resorts as Hurricane Patricia approaches – LA Times
Residents and tourists braced Friday for what threatened to be one of the worse storms in Mexico’s recent history as Hurricane Patricia rolled toward the popular resorts and small fishing villages that dot the nation’s central Pacific coastline. Source: Mexico closes airports, evacuates resorts as Hurricane Patricia approaches – LA Times
