Kansas City Missouri USA - The livery resulted from the work of an internal design team, with direction and focus provided by CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel, who felt it vitally important that the employees have input into what their rolling flagships should be displaying.
 
"I want our railroaders to feel that they are a key part of this process, designing a new paint scheme. I think that what we've come up with here, and how we've gone about selecting the final scheme, providing options for our railroaders to vote on, reflects our commitment to them as a company, and helps promote a feeling of unity. There was a lot of excitement, a ton of energy, centered on developing a new CPKC livery," he told Railway Age about a year ago.
 
Five options were developed and presented to all CPKC employees through an internal survey.
 
Thousands of votes were received and tabulated.
 
The winning scheme was revealed in late June 2023.
 
The most prominent color in the new livery is Canadian Pacific red.
 
The letters CPKC and the CPKC logo, an evolution of the iconic Canadian Pacific beaver logo CP had been using since 2017, when Keith Creel became chief executive, appear prominently.
 
The black trim and gold striping bring out Kansas City Southern elements.
 
William C. Vantuono.