April 23 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd CP.TO :
* CP REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER REVENUES OF $1.77 BILLION; STRONG MOMENTUM HEADING INTO SECOND QUARTER
* Q1 REVENUE ROSE 6 PERCENT TO C$1.77 BILLION
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$2.79
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$3.09
* SEES FY 2018 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$14.51
* CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY- "THIS PAST WINTER WAS ONE OF MOST CHALLENGING IN MY RAILROADING CAREER," SAID CO'S CEO
* QTRLY OPERATING RATIO WAS 69.3 PERCENT, AN INCREASE OF 180 BASIS POINTS
* QTRLY TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES C$1.22 BILLION VERSUS C$1.12 BILLION
* SEES MID-SINGLE DIGIT REVENUE TON MILE GROWTH AND DOUBLE-DIGIT ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS GROWTH IN 2019
* PLANS TO INVEST APPROXIMATELY $1.6 BILLION IN CAPITAL PROGRAMS IN 2019