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CP has gained 19% since we named it our #1 Conservative stock for this year in our February 2019 issue. We feel CP has more gains ahead. The company continues to benefit from its strong focus on efficiency, which helps it cope with bad weather and other setbacks. The railway is also winning new contracts to haul intermodal containers and automotive products, which cuts its exposure to volatile commodity prices. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $299 (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 139.8 million; Market cap: $41.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.6; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpr.ca) transports freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver, and to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. Shipping bulk commodities, such as grain, coal, potash and fertilizers, supplied 41% of CP’s revenue in 2018. Merchandise such as automotive equipment, metals, consumer products and forest products accounted for a further 37%. The remaining 22% came from intermodal traffic, which…