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Warren Buffett Buys A RAILROAD? Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Burlington Northern Railroad
huffingtonpost.com - 11/4/2009
Warren Buffett Buys A RAILROAD? Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Burlington Northern Railroad
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NEW YORK The biggest name in investing is making what he calls an "all-in wager" on the U.S. economy $34 billion to own a railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country. The acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the nation's second-largest railroad, would be the ...
Warren Buffett Makes a $44 Billion (!) Bet on Trains, Buys BNSF
treehugger.com - 11/4/2009
Warren Buffett Makes a $44 Billion (!) Bet on Trains, Buys BNSF
— treehugger.com — That's Quite a Nice New Toy You Got There, and It's Not Even Xmas Has the Oracle... of Omaha seen the future? If so, it seems to include more trains, because Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's investment vehicle, decided to buy the remaining 77.4% ... (more) Warren Buffett Makes a $44 Billion (!) Bet on Trains, ...

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greeneconomics.blogspot.com - 11/3/2009
Carbon Pricing Will Help Warren Buffett Get Rich From Investing in Railroads
— greeneconomics.blogspot.com — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) will pay $26 billion to buy out railroad Burlington Northern... Santa Fe Corp (BNI.N) in what the billionaire investor called a bet on the U.S. economy. Did you know that freight trains have a fuel economy of 400 MPG? That's better than a ... (more) Carbon Pricing Will Help Warren Buffett Get Rich From ...

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The Green Skeptic on Fox Business: Is Burlington Northern a Coal Play for Buffett?
the green skeptic™ — ... trains by buying BNSF for $34bn (guardian.co.uk) Buffett gambles £27bn on rail to get back on track (telegraph.co.uk) Berkshire Hathaway Buys Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $44 billion (businesspundit.com) Buffett in railroad buy-out deal (news.bbc.co.uk) Warren Buffett Makes a $44 Billion (!) Bet on Trains, Buys BNSF (treehugger.com) Berkshire Hathaway board OKs class B share split (thestar.com) "Warren Buffett Buys A RAILROAD? Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Burlington Northern Railroad" and ...

The Green Skeptic on Fox Business: Is Burlington Northern - a Coal Play for Buffett?
the green skeptic™ — ... trains by buying BNSF for $34bn (guardian.co.uk) Buffett gambles £27bn on rail to get back on track (telegraph.co.uk) Berkshire Hathaway Buys Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $44 billion (businesspundit.com) Buffett in railroad buy-out deal (news.bbc.co.uk) Warren Buffett Makes a $44 Billion (!) Bet on Trains, Buys BNSF (treehugger.com) Berkshire Hathaway board OKs class B share split (thestar.com) "Warren Buffett Buys A RAILROAD? Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Burlington Northern Railroad" and ...

Ask the Experts: James McCommons on Warren Buffett’s Train Buy
Chelsea Green — Earlier today, the AP reported (h/t The Huffington Post ) that investor Warren Buffett just announced a personal investment of $34 billion to buy Burlington Northern, the nation’s second largest railroad. Burlington Northern hauls all manner of goods (but not passengers) all over the country. What does this mean for the future of rail in America? We asked ...

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Warren Buffett gambles on trains by buying BNSF for $34bn — The Guardian | Environment
• Buffett in $44bn deal for Burlington Northern Santa Fe • World's second richest man sees bright future for rail The world's second richest man, Warren Buffett, is buying himself an enormous train set by acquiring one of America's largest freight railway operators, Burlington Northern Santa ...