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...Biggest Deal: The $26.6bn acquisition of US railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe in 2009....
...However, some of the biggest beneficiaries have been local shortline railways....
...Railways opening up new oilfields and transporting pipeline segments could be repeating the experience of the railways that in the 1960s carried building materials for motorways, only to see trucks on motorways...
...When Burlington Northern Railroad Company spun off its energy and lumber group, Burlington Resources, arbs simultaneously bought one stock while selling short the other....
...As the FT explains, S&P’s move follows Berkshire’s 50-for-1 split last week of the B shares, to make it easier for Burlington Northern shareholders to exchange their stock for Berkshire shares in a tax-free...
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