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• Buffett's Call on Railroads Right on Track

  Mike Havrilla submits: Railroad companies represent a compelling investment despite the run-up in the stock prices of major U.S. players in the industry, such as Warren Buffett favorite Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI, of which Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) owns nearly 64 million shares for an 18% stake. Railroad companies have...

  External links 2008-09-15

  Tags: Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp., Union Pacific Corp.

• Pullback in Railroads Offers Short-Term Opportunity

  Mark Thomas submits: Since 2004, railroads as a sector have dramatically outperformed the S&P 500 and other transportation stocks. Also, the sector regularly has 6-12% pullbacks based on the latest worry about economic growth, housing, financial crisis and last week slower exports due to a slowing global economy. There was also...

  External links 2008-09-10

  Tags: Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., CSX Corp., Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern Corp., Union Pacific Corp.

• Transportation Stocks Deserve a Better Look

  Investment U submits: Legend has it that Cornelius Vanderbilt began the family fortune with a $100 loan from his mother. He used the money to launch a ferry service across New York Harbor, which eventually turned into a fleet of more than 100 steamboats that traveled as far as...

  External links 2008-09-01

  Tags: Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Knight Transportation Inc., Norfolk Southern Corp., Union Pacific Corp., YRC Worldwide Inc.

• Railway Stocks Haul Transportation ETF to Solid Returns

  Don Dion submits: iShares Dow Jones Transport ETF IYT was up 14.5% year to date on Aug. 15—more than the fund returned during each of the last three calendar years, and among the top 25 of all 800-plus ETFs tracked by Morningstar. IYT invests in just 21...

  External links 2008-08-20

  Tags: ETF, Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Con-Way Inc., FedEx Corp., J. B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Landstar System Inc., Norfolk Southern Corp., Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Ryder System Inc., Union Pacific Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc.

• Following Buffett's Railroad Tracks

  Investment U submits: Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest value investor the world has ever seen. His investment holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), has averaged a compounded return of 21% a year since 1965. That turned every dollar into $400,863. By contrast, the same investment in the S&P 500...

  External links 2008-08-11

  Tags: Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp., Trinity Industries Inc., Union Pacific Corp., Wabtec Corp.

• A Leveraged Investment Vehicle for the Global Rail Industry

  Mike Havrilla submits: click to enlarge image by Mike Havrilla

  External links 2008-08-10

  Tags: ETF, Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp., Union Pacific Corp.

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• Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: CEMIG, Dell, Zumiez, Norfolk Southern and Brightpoint

  CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights CEMIG (NYSE: CIG) as the Bull of the Day and Dell, Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Zumiez, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZUMZ), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELL). ...

  Articles 2008-11-25

• Norfolk Southern Harnesses Sustainable Wind Energy

  NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On November 13 Norfolk Southern completed the installation of a 50 kilowatt wind turbine at its rail yard in North Kansas City to power the yard's wastewater treatment plant. The wind turbine consists of three 24-foot rotor blades mounted on...

  Articles 2008-11-24

• Fitch Affirms Norfolk Southern IDR at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable

  CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings on Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating IDR at 'BBB+'; --Senior unsecured rating at 'BBB+'; --Unsecured credit facility rating at 'BBB+'; --Short-term IDR at 'F2'; --Short-term rating...

  Articles 2008-11-19

• Norfolk Southern Named One of Top 50 Military-Friendly Employers

  NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation has been named one of the nation's best employers for people with military experience. G.I. Jobs magazine ranked Norfolk Southern among the top 50 military-friendly companies for 2008. The annual list recognizes companies that have made the...

  Articles 2008-11-14

• Norfolk Southern Chief Financial Officer Squires to Address Citi Investment Research Transportation Conference

  NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation , will address the Citi Investment Research 23rd Annual Transportation Conference at 11:45 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in New York City. The presentation will...

  Articles 2008-11-07

• Norfolk Southern Chief Financial Officer Squires to Address Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference

  NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation , will address the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference 2008 on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in New York City during a panel discussion from 1:30-2:40 p.m. Interested investors...

  Articles 2008-10-29

• BullMarket.com Examines Railroad Stocks

  PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BullMarket.com (http://www.bullmarket.com/), an online investment newsletter focused on long-term growth and income-generating stocks, announced today that it has provided subscribers with investment coverage of several railroad stocks, including CSX Corp. , Burlington Northern Santa Fe , Union Pacific , and Norfolk Southern ,...

  Articles 2008-10-28

• Beacon Equity Issues Technical Trade Alerts on Recent Analyst Upgrades: WFMI, BG, CAT, NSC, CRM, AMZN

  DALLAS, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: http://www.beaconequity.com/m Today's Trade Alerts include: Whole Foods Market Inc. , Bunge Ltd. , Caterpillar Inc....

  Articles 2008-10-24

• Norfolk Southern Moves Record Coal Tonnage in Third Quarter 2008

  NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern hauled 49.67 million tons of coal in the third quarter of 2008, an all-time quarterly high driven by strong export demand and more shipments of domestic metallurgical coal. Third-quarter 2008 coal tonnage increased 6 percent, up from 46.84 million...

  Articles 2008-10-23

• Analyst Reports for Norfolk Southern Corporation, Heartland Express Inc., Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

  MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growingindependent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerouspartnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provideresearch on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seekinggenuine analyst opinions on their investments for Norfolk SouthernCorporation (NYSE: NSC), Heartland...

  Articles 2008-10-22

• Norfolk Southern Declares Quarterly Dividend

  NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 32 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 7. Since its inception in 1982, Norfolk Southern has paid dividends on...

  Articles 2008-10-21

• Norfolk Southern Reports Record Third-Quarter 2008 Results

  For third-quarter 2008 vs. third-quarter 2007: - Railway operating revenues increased 23 percent to a record $2.9 billion. - Income from operations increased 31 percent to a record $894 million. - Net income increased 35 percent to a record $520 million. - Diluted earnings per share rose 41...

  Articles 2008-10-21

• Computerworld Announces Finalists and Winners for Its Inaugural Enterprise Intelligence Awards Program

  Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management,"announced the finalists and winners for its inaugural EnterpriseIntelligence Awards Program, sponsored by Teradata. The EnterpriseIntelligence Awards Program is focused on best practices in the use ofinformation technology solutions built on Teradata platforms. Threefinalists with one winner in each of the four categories were recognizedyesterday...

  Articles 2008-10-14

• Railroad firms want price-fixing case thrown out

  Union Pacific Corp., along with the three next largest U.S. railroad companies, has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging they made billions of dollars in illegal profits by fixing prices on fuel surcharges. The eight plaintiffs include US Magnesium, a Salt Lake City- based producer...

  Articles 2008-10-14