Barreling U.S. rail stocks may run onto shaky track

• Published in: Wall Street journal. Europe
• Main Author: Daniel Machalaba and Desiree J. Hanford
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brussels Dow Jones & Company Inc 13.07.2007
• Edition: Europe
• Subjects: Activists; Capital expenditures; Hedge funds; Investments; Prices; Railroad transportation; Stockholders; Stocks

Railroad share prices have run up on headline-fueled enthusiasm about the high-profile purchases. Since April, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., led by Mr. [Warren Buffett], has disclosed an 11% stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the U.S.'s largest railway operator based on the number of freig...