The Illinois Central succumbed Tuesday to the wave of railroad megamergers as officials agreed to the proposed merger between the 147-year-old railroad and Canadian National Railway Co. The ...

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The Canadian National Railway, which acquired the Illinois Central Railroad in 1998, said Tuesday it would acquire the Wisconsin Central Transportation Co. in a deal valued at $1.2 billion.