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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by chasil on Monday November 25, 2024 @11:59AM (#42237863)
Warren Buffet (as Berkshire Hathaway) bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) for a reason - it is very profitable.

The merger of Canadian Pacific with Kansas City Southern is even larger, and is now a railway that spans North America from Vancouver to Veracruz.

The freight railway system in North America is massive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNSF_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City

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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by mike_hearn on Monday November 25, 2024 @12:19PM (#42238048)
Yes but we're not talking about freight. HSR is never used for that.
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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by chasil on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @02:22PM (#42248988)
Amtrack mostly runs on freight lines. BNSF actually controls a Metra line in Chicago out of their headquarters.
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