Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BNI)

qspencer (90.58) Submitted: 4/30/08 9:49 AM : Start Price: $75.74 BNI Score: 36.20

In the long term, fuel costs are not going back down. Rail is probably the most fuel efficient means of freight transportation, so the high cost of fuel gives railroads a competitive edge over other forms of transportation. Warren Buffet has started ...

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psychonomics (< 20) Submitted: 3/16/08 5:31 AM : Start Price: $88.06 BNI Score: 21.11

The Railroads are back... As oil prices edge ever higher (and insatiable hunger for energy in adolescent markets like China, Brazil, and India virtually guarantees that they will) it is just going to get too costly to ship goods cross-country by dri...

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CelticRebel41 (< 20) Submitted: 3/27/08 12:25 AM : Start Price: $93.86 BNI Score: 19.46

(BNI)Burlington Northern Sante Fe was trading at last close at 94.10 with a dividend of 1.28 Reletive price change and consistency is very high. 12 month sales 15.8 Bil, income for same period 1.8 Bil During my 35 years in the trucking industry I w...

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mukwonago53149 (23.00) Submitted: 1/08/08 10:13 AM : Start Price: $79.16 BNI Score: 39.27

Burlington Northern has the most exposure to coal of any of the North American railroads, thanks to its huge share of the market for transporting coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin. In 2006, hauling coal accounted for 20% of the company's revenue...

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saunafool (95.94) Submitted: 6/20/07 12:58 PM : Start Price: $85.36 BNI Score: 36.02

With oil prices high, rail shipping has a substantial advantage over trucking. With little to no investment in recent decades, those that have the lines, have the power.

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JoyArtistique (< 20) Submitted: 12/21/07 4:37 PM : Start Price: $83.24 BNI Score: 36.83

Laws that will go into effect on 01/01/08 will hamstring the trucking industry, especially the smaller companies. With truckers having to take longer breaks and not being allowed to run their engines to heat or cool their rigs to sleep in, the cost o...

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jsharo (91.35) Submitted: 3/24/08 12:48 PM : Start Price: $93.02 BNI Score: 20.91

Burlington has moved on a breakout formation today & since Warren Buffet added this positon to Berkshire it has held up well in the market decline of '08. Options are heavily traded, & volume supports price movement.

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intewedm1 (< 20) Submitted: 5/28/08 1:13 PM : Start Price: $107.74 BNI Score: 10.62

Coal is magic for them, and the price of diesel should drive traffic away from long haul trucking.

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Meridians (71.50) Submitted: 5/27/08 7:18 PM : Start Price: $108.23 BNI Score: 10.39

Primarily located in mid and western US states where manufacturers will be seeking alternatives to high fuel cost trucking.

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lalakskss (< 20) Submitted: 4/09/08 3:17 PM : Start Price: $91.76 BNI Score: 21.86

Gas expensive. Railroads cheaper than trucks.

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