neutralInterview2023-08-08conf:high
Warren Buffett I HBO Documentary
“Berkshire Hathaway's plan to purchase railroad giant Burlington Northern. Valued at $26 billion, this would be Buffett's largest acquisition ever.”
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe
$BNI28 mentions across the corpus · positive 14 · negative 1 · neutral 13 · historical 0
neutralInterview2020-02-25conf:high
Buffett: Coronavirus threat shouldn't change how you invest | February 24, 2020
“maybe Burlington, northern Santa Fe's margins could be improved. You can look back at Bill Ackman's experience with the Canadian Pacific Railway”
neutralMeeting2019-05-06conf:high
Morning Session - 2019 Meeting
“Every major North American railroad other than Burlington Northern has adopted at least some aspects of precision-scheduled railroading”
neutralMeeting2018-05-05conf:high
Why Berkshire has gone into capital-intensive businesses
“why specifically have you invested Burlington Northern instead of buying a capital efficient company”
positiveInterview2017-01-30conf:high
Charles Munger Interview: The Power of Partnership with Warren Buffett
“raised in omaha to buy the burlington northern railroad it built the whole country it changed the whole world”
negativeInterview2016-02-29conf:high
"America's never been greater" | February 29, 2016
“Burlington, Northern Santa Fe, you expect will have a weaker year this year. Yeah, I would say that it's highly likely that all the U.S. railroads have lower earnings”
positiveMeeting2015-05-02conf:high
Morning Session - 2015 Meeting
“Burlington Northern leads the industry in safety, but the safety figures get better year after year”
positiveInterview2014-03-03conf:high
"People react too much to short-term things" | March 3, 2014
“are you still as positive on rails? Which besides yours is good, meaning which besides Burlington Northern is good”
neutralInterview2014-03-03conf:high
"People react too much to short-term things" | March 3, 2014
“Burlington just said that it was buying 5,000 new tank cars that are higher than the state.”
positiveInterview2013-05-06conf:high
Buffett sees "gradual improvement" in economy | May 6, 2013
“we have not talked much about the railroads to this point. When you look at what's happening with Burlington Northern, where are you”
positiveInterview2013-03-04conf:high
Buffett on Heinz deal: "We've got a great business" | March 4, 2013
“it's been a big boom for them to be coming from the Bakken Shet. to have so much around the Bakken oil formations to be able to bring that oil out.”
positiveInterview2013-03-04conf:high
Buffett on Heinz deal: "We've got a great business" | March 4, 2013
“Will BNI switch to natural gas engines on its locomotives? He also asked. Well, we've got a couple of locomoties we're experimenting with this year”
positiveInterview2012-11-26conf:high
“Now, you've also bought into the railroad industry. Yeah. The freight carrying railroad industry. Yeah. Burlington – was it Burlington? BNS. BNS. Burlington – North of Santa Fe.”
neutralInterview2012-10-24conf:high
"No question" the global economy is slowing | October 24, 2012
“Burlington, Northern, obviously moving a lot of materials and natural gas is big for them, too, correct? Yeah. Well, at Burlington, coal is down”
neutralMeeting2012-05-05conf:high
Afternoon Session - 2012 Meeting
“those where you expect significant capital reinvestment needs, for example, Burlington Northern.”
positiveMeeting2012-05-05conf:high
Morning Session - 2012 Meeting
“we actually have owned a significant piece of Burlington Northern over the last five, but the railroad business for very fundamental reasons...has improved its position dramatically”
positiveMeeting2012-05-05conf:high
Morning Session - 2012 Meeting
“the Burlington Northern Railroad, which makes it immensely stronger from the viewpoint of the policy holder. It's a huge advantage”
positiveMeeting2011-04-30conf:high
Afternoon Session - 2011 Meeting
“If you have an indestructible company like Coca-Cola or Burlington Northern, do you try to estimate growth?”
positiveMeeting2010-05-01conf:high
Afternoon Session - 2010 Meeting
“the Burlington Northern acquisition, when we did it, we knew it would be better for their shareholders and it was for ours”
neutralMeeting2010-05-01conf:high
Morning Session - 2010 Meeting
“This question relates to your investment in Burlington Northern, and it comes from Josh Sandbilt, who I believe is in New York City.”
positiveMeeting2010-05-01conf:high
Morning Session - 2010 Meeting
“Burlington Northern has hedged diesel fuel, which they're they use a lot of over the years. And then they also have fuel adjustment clauses... Matt Rose, does a wonderful job of running Burlington.”
neutralInterview2010-01-20conf:high
Class B stock split was "easy decision" | January 20, 2010
“Warren Buffett makes his case for Burlington Northern Mega Deal, he's talking to Squawk Box”
positiveInterview2010-01-20conf:high
Class B stock split was "easy decision" | January 20, 2010
“Why does Burlington Northern make sense? ...we're getting to put, we already own 22.6%, which we bought for cash...It's a great long-term asset for us to own”
neutralInterview2010-01-20conf:high
Class B stock split was "easy decision" | January 20, 2010
“Burlington Northern shareholders get to vote next month. Right. Are you confident that they'll vote in favor of this?”
positiveLetter2010conf:high
2010 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter
“The highlight of 2010 was our acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, a purchase that's working out even better than I expected.”
neutralMeeting2009-05-02conf:high
Morning Session - 2009 Meeting
“we don't tell, you know, the Burlington Northern what safety procedures to put in.”
neutralLetter2007conf:high
2007 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter
“60,828,818 Burlington Northern Santa Fe.................. 17.5 4,731 5,063”
neutralMeeting2006-05-06conf:medium
Afternoon Session - 2006 Meeting
“It happened at Burlington and happened at Saitel, but we owned all the bonds at Sightel”