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Rail companies up after Berkshire-BNSF offer (Reuters circulated the following on November 3, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of U.S. rail companies rallied in premarket trading on Tuesday, after Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI.N) for $100 per share in cash and stock. Burlington shares surged 28 percent to $97. Among the company's peers, Union Pacific (UNP.N) gained 8.1 percent to $59.50, CSX Corp (CSX.N) was up 8.5 percent to $46.50 and the iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF ITY.P climbed 1.4 percent to $65.15. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 © 1997-2010 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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DAILY HEADLINES
September 2, 2010

•	BNSF worker on cell phone killed by Northstar train

•	Amtrak: Some Virginia service canceled in preparation for Hurricane Earl

•	SEPTA pilot program to capture, reuse subway energy

•	Railroad shares up at the close of September 1 trading

•	NJ Transit pays $267 million to purchase 100 new rail cars

•	NJ Transit seeks to add WiFi to rail lines, train stations

•	Texas DOT seeks TIGER II grant for Tower 55 project

•	Norfolk Southern targets carbon emissions-reduction goal

•	Progress Rail, NS announce order of four locomotives powered by Caterpillar engines

•	Firefighters have BNSF tie fire under control

•	BNSF railroad yard's health impacts studied

•	French railway faces criticism in US for WWII role

•	Steamtown's Railfest on the right track

•	RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress

•	Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act

•	Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences

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