Here's the front-page feature story in the Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 edition of the Los Angeles Times Freight trains make big comeback in nation's transportation network Warren Buffett's recent purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe shows the renewed importance of railroads in the global supply chain. Full article here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rail3-2010jan03,0,27378.story Caption: A BNSF train makes its way through the freight yard in Barstow. Warren Buffett paid $34 billion for the railroad giant in November, calling his investment an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States." (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times / September 30, 2009) Photo gallery (warning: BNSF porn! ) http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rail3-2010jan03-pictures,0,1777683.photogallery
