"Rail is essential to America’s economic future". This is what Warren Buffett wrote to Berkshire's shareholders in his last shareholder letter. And here we are, ready to understand why he thinks so.

Canadian National Railway is a top pick in the rail industry due to macroeconomic trends and its strong financial performance. CNR has a conservative balance sheet and focuses on efficiency, leading ...

“Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern propose to merge the largest Class I railroad in [the U.S.] with the fourth-largest. The two merging railroads already have extensive access to vast markets. The ...

BNSF saw a slight improvement in its operating ratio between the first and second quarter this year, but it was higher than that of 2017 and in a range that drew criticism for other companies. For the ...

Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — an $85 billion deal that would create the first U.S.

Of all major U.S. industries, none is more vulnerable to the bite of spiraling prices or the blight of softening business than the 114 Class 1 railroads, which carry roughly half of the nation’s ...

Written by Alex Scott, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Gerald T. Niedert Professor, Haslam College of Business Transportation is among the major ...

OptiFuel’s innovative modular locomotive systems facilitate rapid and efficient production, retrofits, and maintenance - empowering railroads to customize locomotives, efficiently trial and integrate ...

The most recent approved railroad merger was in 2023 when Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern merged. Late last week, the Wall Street Journal cited exclusive yet unnamed reports Union ...