WPC ܆) QE3:(,8xH6*Y + <#l c념Xrdr\O$.M2Rpj[brJYN#S3ZMzpŘ}ߐ"e$qzbO!qF.[=Z~ӧڸC@+#9H ,=>]yuJX524ibmn&JGJ,8[r(`~DT) JȵgXECTAQBQ<†<Gl⎐ġr (鯻t ]1߉>"BsV0Qk@r~zycQ j3x#!UN %O 0(U^ }w@4 mU@ bMMU@UHP LaserJet 5/5M - Standard,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($\(b EEUE&:i+003|xU (hH  Z(CG Times Regular- -*0 AZ(CG Omega Regular !  ݛ_X 8XXdd8  _&%XX_February21,2000Mr.VernonA.Williams,SecretarySurfaceTransportationBoardOfficeoftheSecretaryCaseControlUnitAttention:STBExParteNo.5821925KStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.204230001DearSir:_ԢKapt_ԄAlServices(1988)Ltd.isaCommodityExportingcompanythatisamajorusersofrailserviceintheU.S.andCanada.ThepurposeofthisletteristocommentontheissuestobediscussedonMarch8th, (x 2000inExParte582.WeencouragetheSurfaceTransportationBoardtofocusonwhethertheproposedCN_ԢBNSF_combinationisgoodforshippers,notonpotentialdownstreameffects.TheCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombinationshouldbejudgedonitsmeritsandifothercarriersproposemergers,thenthesecasesoughttobeevaluatedontheirmerits.ThetimingoftheproposedCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁisnotthecentralissueforourcompany.Ourconcernisservice.Recentmergershavefailedonservice,notbecauseoftiming.Accordingly,theSurfaceTransportationBoardshouldfocusonensuringthatCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombination,andanyotherfuturemergers,willdeliverservice.TheSurfaceTransportationBoardhasacomprehensiveprocesstoevaluaterailroadtransactionsandprotectthepublicinterest.ItshouldfairlyevaluatetheCN_ԢBNSF_Ԁcombinationaccordingtothatprocess.DonotletotherrailroadsusetheSurfaceTransportationBoardprocesstoprotectthemselvesandnoshippers.Sincerely,_ԢKAPT_ԄALServices/(18988)Ltd.MichaelAdamsonPresident_ԢMRA_/_Ԣmusys_LawrenceV._Mackisoc_ManagerLogisticServices&CustomerService