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Matthew K. Rose , CEO/Chairman of the Board/President/Director

www.bnsf.com

Industry: Transportation

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Overview

Through its subsidiaries, the Company is engaged primarily in the freight rail transportation business.

Portfolio Articles

Buffett Makes a Run On Burlington Northern
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has built up a 9.8 percent stake in Burlington Northern, the nation's second biggest railroad.

Apr 09 2007

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News Feeds

Opening Glance: Rails, shippers fall as oil up AP
Jul 09 2008
"Minimal impact" from Mont. coal train derailment AP
Jul 09 2008
Woman using walker killed by freight train AP
Jun 30 2008
Closing Glance: Rails, shippers fall as oil spikes AP
Jun 26 2008
Market Spotlight: Railroads AP
Jun 24 2008
Outlook roundup: Burlington Northern, Southwest AP
Jun 18 2008
Burlington Northern lowers 2Q guidance AP
Jun 18 2008
Utilities scramble as flooding delays coal supply AP
Jun 17 2008
Flooded roads, rails limit Midwest shipping AP
Jun 13 2008

Press Releases

Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on ADM, FDX, BNI, WFR, and PETM Jun-11-2008, 10:36AM EDT
BNSF Fuel-Saving Program Captures Industry Award Jun-04-2008, 12:30PM EDT
Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on FSLR, GRMN, SBUX, BNI, and AG May-30-2008, 09:31AM EDT
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Entergy Corp., Embarq, Johnson Controls, Intevac and Burlington Northern Santa Fe May-30-2008, 06:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Opening Glance: Rails, shippers fall as oil up (Forbes)

Jul 09 2008
"Minimal impact" from Mont. coal train derailment (MSN Money)

Jul 09 2008
Failure to set brakes caused train crash (Northwest Arkansas Times)

Jul 09 2008
Stay on track (Topeka Capital-Journal)

Jul 09 2008
Rail line open around Forsyth derailment site (NBC 6 Pocatello (KPVI))

Jul 08 2008
Thinking inside the box to quell rising fuel costs (Chicago Tribune)

Jul 08 2008
Man killed by train at Auburn WA (Seattle Times)

Jul 07 2008
Train spills coal into Yellowstone River (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Jul 07 2008
Are You Really Ready for SOA? (CIO Magazine)

Jul 06 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 40,000

Revenue per Employee: $376,561

Top Executives

Carl R. Ice, Executive VP/COO

Roger Nober, Executive VP, Divisional/Secretary

John P. Lanigan, Jr., Executive VP/Other Executive Officer

Peter J. Rickershauser, Divisional Vice President

Paul W. Bischler, Vice President/Controller/Chief Accounting Office

Thomas N. Hund, Executive VP/CFO

Board of Directors

Marc J. Shapiro, Director

J. C. Watts, Jr., Director

Marc F. Racicot, Director

Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Director

General Donald G. Cook, Director

Alan L. Boeckmann, Director

J. Steven Whisler, Director

Robert H. West, Director

Roy S. Roberts, Director

Vilma S. Martinez, Director

Financials

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Annual

Income Statement	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Sales	2.06 Bil.	-340 Mil.	1.81 Bil.	1.76 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	2.2 Bil.	4.58 Bil.	2.26 Bil.	2.09 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	1.22 Bil.	4.58 Bil.	1.32 Bil.	1.16 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	875 Mil.	4.24 Bil.	995 Mil.	835 Mil.
Total Net Income	455 Mil.	517 Mil.	530 Mil.	433 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	1.31	1.46	1.51	1.22
Diluted EPS, Total	1.3	1.46	1.48	1.2

BALANCE STATEMENT	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Cash and Equivalents	525 Mil.	330 Mil.	375 Mil.	393 Mil.
Total Assets	2.67 Bil.	2.18 Bil.	2.48 Bil.	2.34 Bil.
Total Liabilities	3.73 Bil.	3.24 Bil.	3.45 Bil.	3.36 Bil.
Total Capitalization	19.22 Bil.	18.88 Bil.	18.7 Bil.	18.24 Bil.

Cash Flow	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	931 Mil.	3.49 Bil.	2.46 Bil.	1.58 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-759 Mil.	-2.37 Bil.	-2.11 Bil.	-1.33 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	23 Mil.	-1.16 Bil.	-354 Mil.	-224 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	195 Mil.	-45 Mil.	0	18 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	-1.29 Bil.	6.52 Bil.	5.48 Bil.	4.93 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	17.1 Bil.	8.46 Bil.	7.51 Bil.	6.02 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	17.1 Bil.	4.65 Bil.	4 Bil.	2.7 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	15.78 Bil.	3.48 Bil.	2.88 Bil.	1.68 Bil.
Total Net Income	1.83 Bil.	1.89 Bil.	1.53 Bil.	791 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	5.1	5.23	4.12	2.14
Diluted EPS, Total	5.1	5.1	4.01	2.1

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	330 Mil.	375 Mil.	75 Mil.	322 Mil.
Total Assets	2.18 Bil.	2.18 Bil.	1.88 Bil.	1.62 Bil.
Total Liabilities	3.24 Bil.	3.33 Bil.	3.23 Bil.	2.72 Bil.
Total Capitalization	18.88 Bil.	17.31 Bil.	16.21 Bil.	15.36 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	3.49 Bil.	3.11 Bil.	2.61 Bil.	2.38 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-2.37 Bil.	-2.09 Bil.	-2.02 Bil.	-1.6 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-1.16 Bil.	-722 Mil.	-833 Mil.	-478 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	-45 Mil.	300 Mil.	-247 Mil.	304 Mil.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI)

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