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CSX: The railroad that thinks it can
After learning that Warren Buffett, the value investor's equivalent of A-Rod, was putting his money into U.S. Railroad firm, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI), railroad stocks suddenly became trendy. Driven by increasing consumption for ...
The economy is firm but changing: Listen to the railroads
A brief look at railroad freight traffic numbers offers some tell-tale signs as to where our economy is heading. I like to review railroad loading statistics because they can give you a crystal-ball edge in guessing where the big money is leaning in ...
AAR March Report: Freight movement by railroads slows
On April 3, the American Association of Railroads released its monthly freight movement report for March 2008. The numbers again reflect weak consumer spending, with no relief in sight for the wilted home building industry. Carload volume, which does ...
Association of American Railroads welcomes the 110th Congress
On November 9, 2006, Edward R. Hamberger, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) issued a statement of congratulations and welcome to the 110th Congress. CEO Hamberger stated in part, "We have worked well with the ...
AAR February Report: Freight movement by railroads
The report of February rail freight movements was released Thursday March 6, by The Association of American Railroads. Again this month the report reveals some mentionable trends. The report on the AAR website indicates a gain in rail freight volume ...
Are rising railroad stocks running out of track?
Over the past year, transportation stocks have lagged other shares. Since last October, for example, the Dow Jones Transportation Index has lost 5.1%, while the S&P 500 index has gained 13.25%.
But not all stocks in the transport group have ...
AAR report on freight movement via railroads
A quick look at freight traffic via railroads indicates no surprising changes in our economic landscape. However, the numbers do reaffirm some interesting trends. Total rail freight volume for the fourth week of January 2008 was estimated at 32.4 ...
American railroads point to a slightly chilling economy
Judging by the most recently available statistics from the American Association of Railroads, the trade and productivity numbers currently coming out of Washington appear to be a bunch of bunk. Will someone please tell Ben Bernanke that cold hard ...
Buffett's railroad move: A win for BNI shareholders
Warren Buffett's (NYSE: BRK.A) decision to buy the 77.4% shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI) that he did not already own, for $100 each in cash and stock, is like an early holiday present for BNI shareholders. And first recommended on ...
Are newspapers the new railroads?
In late December, Avista Capital Partners agreed to pay $530 million for the Star Tribune, less than half of what McClatchy paid for it in 1998. The deal comes amid growing concerns about the future of newspapers, which are facing competition from ...
All is not quite working on the railroads
Recently our own Sheldon Liber has posted several very insightful columns summarizing U.S. Class 1 railroads. Here's a bit of follow up information. Winter 2006-2007 was not kind to the railroads. Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BCI) has stated ...
Union Pacific (UNP): 'Railroad renaissance'
"Railroads are a play on three big secular themes: the drive for increased energy efficiency, growth in coal and the agriculture boom," says Elliott Gue, a energy sector expert who has just returned from Japan where he was covering the G8 ...
CSX: Another railroad at a bargain price
Readers of this space know that one of the preferred sectors is the railroad sector. Time was -- just a short time ago -- the railroads were the darlings of Wall Street. Extraordinary demand for commodities from emerging markets and strong ...
A tale of two railroads (NSC) (CNI)
Railroad giant Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) was up 10% in just the last week, based in large measure on super 4Q and FY2007 earnings released a week ago, January 22. Fourth quarter operating revenue increased 6% to $2.5 billion, and net ...
Always lost at Monopoly? Re-coop with a railroad stock
Readers of this space know that the preference here is for large cap companies, with demonstrated business models, and favorable long-term factors, that have the resources to ride-out short-term economic downturns, including recessions. And in this ...
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