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BNSF's Parent Company Responds To KCS Merger Activity
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Winter storms in Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast also lowered shipments of chemicals, plastics and aggregates in the first quarter. </p>\n<p>And operating revenues for coal fell 10% to $686 million on an 12% decrease in volume, offset by higher average revenue per car/unit. 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Winter storms in Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast also lowered shipments of chemicals, plastics and aggregates in the first quarter. </p>\n<p>And operating revenues for coal fell 10% to $686 million on an 12% decrease in volume, offset by higher average revenue per car/unit. Lower utility demand in the early part of the first quarter, along with severe winter storms, impacted first-quarter volumes. </p>\n<div><img src=\"https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/fSgj2flRlECKW5wxXsQuqmR6Dx2IXAJeowAS3uBVlKQzMmhxCZRKdQD9mb052ZfVU7v1seUB6k8cOzRNU64B69SIr4W8ZMSQZM5zTwJuE9ZnkuWzjGxznGrL_qb_sSoWp5YLU59i\"/>\n<p>(BNSF)</p>\n</div>\n<p>BNSF has approximately 32,500 route miles in 28 states, and it also operates in three Canadian provinces.</p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to FreightWaves' e-newsletters and get the latest insights on freight right in your inbox</strong><strong>.</strong></p>\n<p><em>Click here for more FreightWaves articles by Joanna Marsh</em><em>.</em></p>\n<h3>Related links:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NTSB investigates death of BNSF conductor in Missouri</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>House hearing witnesses argue rail more relevant to economy than ever</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NTSB to investigate fatality at BNSF rail yard in Southern California</li>\n<li>Image Sourced from Pixabay</li>\n</ul>\n</body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"CNI":"加拿大国家铁路","BRK.B":"伯克希尔B","CP":"加拿大太平洋铁路","KSU":"堪萨斯南方铁路","BRK.A":"伯克希尔"},"source_url":"https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/21/05/20918587/bnsfs-parent-company-responds-to-kcs-merger-activity","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2132590244","content_text":"Count BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B) as one of those watching how efforts by Canadian Pacific (NYSE:CP) and CN (NYSE:CNI) to acquire Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) play out.\nExecutives with BNSF parent company Berkshire Hathaway noted on Saturday during the company's annual shareholder meeting that BNSF will seek opportunities to protect its franchise as the merger proceedings go before the Surface Transportation Board for review.\nBNSF has a \"strong presence\" in Mexico, although not as strong as its competitors, with some of BNSF's intermodal business involved in cross-border movements, according to Greg Abel, CEO for Berkshire Hathaway Energy and vice chairman of the company's non-insurance operations.\nThe Canadian railways' interest in Kansas City Southern is not so much for its carload volume but for the opportunity to expand and create a transcontinental railroad at a time when interest rates are low, according to Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. \n\"There's no magic to the Kansas City Southern. … The number of carloads carried is not going to change that much. 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BNSF's operating ratio was 63.7%, which is 1.5 points lower than the first quarter of 2020.\n\n(BNSF)\n\n\"The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant economic slowdown that adversely affected the demand for our services in 2020,\" Berkshire Hathaway said Saturday. \"The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are ongoing, and the full extent to which it may impact our business and financial results remain uncertain and will depend on future developments.\"\nBy business segment, volumes for consumer products and agricultural products were up, while volumes for industrial products and coal were down.\nBNSF's consumer products reported operating revenues of $1.9 billion, a 7% increase from the first quarter of 2020. Although volumes were up by 15%, average revenue per car/unit was down year-over-year. Increased retail sales, inventory replenishment by retailers and higher e-commerce activity drove international and domestic intermodal shipments higher, which in turn boosted consumer products. 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