Apparently he had no problem doing just that.
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He had to let his shares with you go when he bought BNSF
The BN is privately owned. The UP is not. Buffet didn't care for the way the UP was managed at all.
Bnsf has joined the PSR party. Started mid last year jr
A better question is “Why isn’t Buffet forcing BN to adopt PSR if it’s such a great business strategy?”
Way too top heavy!
No it does not say it all. He said BN was better managed.
He passed on buying his hometown’s railroad. That says it all.
Buffett actually commented that Union Pacific was "successful despite themselves"
Too many Chiefs, and not enough Indians at UP.. PSR has actually increased that
The same reason he didn’t invest in Kmart.
He stated the lines were similar but up management was much worse
Intelligence, not greed.
Because he is smart, why else?