(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 8, 2017)
BNSF Railway Co.’s first-quarter revenue rose 8.8 percent to $5.2 billion and pre-tax earnings increased 6.9 percent to $1.3 billion compared with the same quarter a year ago, the Class I’s parent Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported late last week. BNSF posted operating income of $1.6 billion, an increase of 6 percent, and net income of $838 million, an increase of 7 percent, compared with operating and net income in first-quarter 2016.
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