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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is Riding the Rails Again

By William Patalon III, Executive Editor, Money Morning • September 26, 2007

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) - on a railroad kick since early this spring - has purchased 6,000 more shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI), the latest in a series of significant railroad-share purchases made by the Omaha investment firm.

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Before he moved into the investment-research business in 2005, William (Bill) Patalon III spent 22 years as an award-winning financial reporter, columnist, and editor. Today he is the Executive Editor and Senior Research Analyst for Money Morning at Money Map Press.

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