 NEW YORK With the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern awaiting final U.S. government approval in 2023, the CEOs of both companies presented their case about the benefits of the deal Tuesday to an audience of rail executives. The presentations at Progressive Railroadings RailTrends conference by Keith Creel, CEO of Canadian Pacific NYSE: CP, and Patrick Ottensmeyer, CEO of KCS, both highlighted on a screen the map that drove the 31 billion merger that was completed about a year ago. 