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...Biggest Deal: The $26.6bn acquisition of US railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe in 2009....
...Others, such as Apache Corporation are using gas to power fracking equipment, one of the most energy-intensive processes employed by the industry....
...Musket Corporation’s Fort Worth ethanol facility, served by BNSF a few miles from the Davidson Yard, illustrates part of the solution to the investment dilemma....
...This rise was bolstered by landmark transactions in the US, including the $3.7bn purchase of Continental Airlines by United Airlines Corporation, and the £36.7bn acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa...
...Rose, Burlington Northern Santa Fe chairman, president and chief executive officer....
...A wave of consolidation in the sector – Burlington Northern merged with the Santa Fe railroad in 1995 – has left two major operators....
...This is better for example than the 74.8 per cent of the Norfolk Southern railroad or the 75.2 per cent of the Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe railroad – both had been better performers in recent years...
...Burlington Northern was down 0.9 per cent after Warren Buffett’s investment firm Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it may raise its stake in the railway group to 25 per cent from 15 per cent....
...Dave Dealy, vice president of transportation at Burlington Northern Sante Fe, told analysts on Friday: “We could possibly lose about half our current transportation employee base in the next five to six...
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