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    Oct 4, 2007, 12:03 PM
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    I received a stock certificate from my Mother's estate. It is for 24 shares of Wisconsin Central Railway Company. Does it have any value?
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    Oct 4, 2007, 12:19 PM
    A quick Google search turns up the following:

    Wisconsin Central Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Seems it has been bought out by Canadian National Railway back in 2001, for $17.15 cash per share - see the following news release:

    CN - News - Canadian National Agrees to Acquire Wisconsin Central in Merger Valued at US$1.2 billion

    My guess is that the certificate has no value now, but I suggest you call CN investor relations to check at 1-800-319-9929.
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    Oct 5, 2007, 08:53 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ebaines
    A quick google search turns up the following:

    Wisconsin Central Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Seems it has been bought out by Canadian National Railway back in 2001, for $17.15 cash per share - see the following news release:

    CN - News - Canadian National Agrees to Acquire Wisconsin Central in Merger Valued at US$1.2 billion

    My guess is that the certificate has no value now, but I suggest you call CN investor relations to check at 1-800-319-9929.
    Believe that Wisconsin Central Railway had earlier merged into what became the Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation. The Certificate is dated Jan 6, 1947
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