Harrison Has Made CN, CP A Smooth Ride For Investors CSX, His Latest Turnaround Project, Is Stuck In The Station

Railway companies have been a solid investment over the past quarter century, particularly when Hunter Harrison has been at the throttle. Mr. Harrison, 72, is a legendary railroad turnaround specialist known to Canadians for dramatically improving efficiency and profitability during stints as chief executive at Canadian National Railway Co. from 2003 to the end of 2009, and later at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. from mid-2012 to January of this year. At both CN and CP, Mr. Harrison...