Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad

Has Warren Gone Off the Rails?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Warren Buffett is investing $32 billion in Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the nation's 2nd largest railroad. At first blush, this is radically counter-intuitive. A railroad? Isn't that hopelessly brick-and-mortar?