(Corrects headline, corrects attribution on timing of likely
departure to spokesman)
TORONTO, April 20 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway
CP.TO Chief Executive Hunter Harrison said on Wednesday that
he plans to step down and retire in the near future.
A spokesman for the company said Harrison plans to serve out
his contract that ends in 2017.
Harrison is expected to hand over the reins to his long-time
protégé and CP's current president and chief operating officer
Keith Creel.