Western Railroad Discussion > CN short line sales

Who’s a good contact at CN to discuss their Wisconsin and Michigan short line spin-outs?

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realistic Wrote:
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> Who’s a good contact at CN to discuss their
> Wisconsin and Michigan short line spin-outs?
>
> Posted from iPhone

Visit the CN website and search for shortline development or real estate.   However, if you didn't know this information already you are probably not a good candidate in the eyes of CN.    Also,  you'll need to get in line behind the shortline conglomerates,  established shortlines,  myself,  and others.  Many folks are after these lines like a dog on a juicy steak.   

Do we even know which lines yet? I assume CN would keep Appleton-Green Bay-Escanaba-Gladstone but that might not be a good assumption.

A map of the lines that CN intends to sell is available here:
https://www.wxpr.org/post/cn-divest-several-northern-wis-and-rail-routes#stream/0

how is traffic  on these?

Traffic is most likely way too many of those darned single car shipments!

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I expect CN gets a lot of inquiries about its branch lines.

I'm interested to see if they offer clusters of lines in packages, or sell them one by one.

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I think you will find the larger bidders will dictate that and what's left we hear about.

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callum_out Wrote:
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> I think you will find the larger bidders will
> dictate that and what's left we hear about.
>
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Yes.

The bankers undoubtedly have offers for various packages. That sets a nice floor ptice.

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You bid on clusters and run throughs and leave the remote lines to the little guys.

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Juicy steak? Lots of really marginal lines on that CN map... === === = === JLH

SOO6617 Wrote:
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> A map of the lines that CN intends to sell is
> available here:
> https://www.wxpr.org/post/cn-divest-several-northe
> rn-wis-and-rail-routes#stream/0

Thank you, these lines mostly make sense to me as ones that would do better in the hands of a short line.

One further question: is the paper mill in Rhinelander (at one time St. Regis Paper) still operating? I got a tour of it once as a HS student decades ago.

pbouzide Wrote:
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> One further question: is the paper mill in
> Rhinelander (at one time St. Regis Paper) still
> operating? I got a tour of it once as a HS student
> decades ago.

Yes, Ahlstrom-Munksjo, a Finnish company, bought the Rhinelander mill in 2018 along with another mill in Mosinee, WI
and both mills are still operating at this time.

highgreengraphics Wrote:
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> Juicy steak? Lots of really marginal lines on that
> CN map... === === = === JLH

I mostly agree, but that's why I asked about the paper mill in Rhinelander.

Mosinee remains CN served.