On the flip side, Berkshire's giant railroad, Burlington Northern is adding some 3, 500 jobs this year as business has picked up.

而另一方面，由于业务量增加，伯克希尔旗下的大型铁路运营商伯灵顿北方公司(Burlington Northern)今年将新增3,500个工作岗位。

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Recently, Berkshire spent a lot of cash financing its $27 billion dollar acquisition of railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI).

最近，伯克希尔公司又花了大量现金用于总值为270亿美元收购伯灵顿北方圣达菲铁路公司的项目。

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John Lanigan, executive vice President and chief marketing officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, says his railroad will bring back capacity "if demand is there."

柏林顿北圣达菲的执行副总裁兼首席营销官John Lanigan说，如果“仍有需求”的话，他们仍将重新增加运能。

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On Tuesday his Berkshire Hathaway company agreed to buy the nation's second-largest railroad, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

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The Burke-Gilman Trail follows the relatively flat terrain of an abandoned spur line of the Burlington Northern Railroad.

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That suggests Burlington Northern Railroad, GEICO, the auto insurance giant, and other large holdings have not been badly hurt by the slowing of economic activity.

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Instead, Brumley stayed at Southland, became chief executive in 1974 and ran it until 1985, when he lost a final takeover battle to Burlington Northern Railroad.

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