CP Rail’s future is bright

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CP is up around 65% since we recommended it in March 2012. That was just after we made CP our “Stock of the Year” for 2012 in The Successful Investor, our conservative growth advisory. CP’s CEO, Hunter Harrison, is now cutting 25% of the company’s workforce as part of a major restructuring aimed at improving its efficiency. CP is also adding new locomotives and software that optimizes train loads and speeds. These moves are already paying off—and we think there are more gains ahead. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $122.51 (Toronto symbol CP; Shares outstanding: 174.2 million; Market cap: $21.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.1%; www.cpr.ca), transports freight between Montreal and Vancouver and connects with hubs in the U.S. midwest and northeast. In the quarter ended December 31, 2012, CP’s revenue rose 6.7%, to $1.50 billion from $1.41 billion a year earlier. Earnings rose 17.9%, to $224 million, or $1.28 a share, from $190 million, or $1.11. CP’s operating…