newpylong wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:30 am
No - it would and should gain scrutiny.
Sounds like you're channeling circa-1910 Louis Brandeis up against Mellen and Morgan in the form of GWI. But, of course, 2020 is not 1910.
Scrutiny?- sure, but that's a long way from what I posted. Politics? - always possible. Outbidders or a decision to bid on only a portion of PAR/PAS or not at all? -absolutely possible. Serious competitive issues and STB prohibition? - no.
The only serious anti-competitive concern with a GWI purchase of PAR/PAS (half or whole) might come from VRS, but that would likely be an easy fix with conditions. For all other PAR/PAS connections there would be no serious anti-competitive concerns and arguably CNZR, CSOR, NAUG, and PVRR benefit with improved competition connecting to CN.