| Business Summary | | Burlington
Northern
Santa
Fe
Corporation
is
engaged
primarily
in
railroad
transportation,
through
its
principal
subsidiary,
The
Burlington
Northern
and
Santa
Fe
Railway
Company
(BNSF
Railway),
which
operates
approximately
33,500
route
miles
of
railroad,
covering
28
states
and
two
Canadian
provinces.
Through
one
operating
transportation
services
segment,
BNSF
Railway
transports
a
wide
range
of
products
and
commodities,
including
the
transportation
of
containers
and
trailers
(intermodal),
coal
and
agricultural
commodities,
which
constituted
29%,
23%
and
14%,
respectively,
of
total
revenues
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2000.
Other
significant
aspects
of
BNSF's
business
include
the
transportation
of
chemicals,
forest
products,
consumer
goods,
metals,
minerals,
automobiles
and
automobile
parts. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Burlington
Northern
Santa
Fe
is
engaged
in
the
rail
transportation
business
through
Burlington
Northern
Railroad
Co.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
1%
to
$4.56
billion.
Net
income
before
extraordinary
items
fell
28%
to
$335
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
demand
for
agricultural
commodities
consisting
of
corn,
milo,
and
meal.
Earnings
were
offset
by
sharply
higher
fuel
prices,
flooding
in
the
Midwest,
higher
wages
and
increased
health
and
welfare
costs. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Robert Krebs, 58 Chairman | $1.4M | $879K | Matthew Rose, 41 Pres,
CEO, Director | 839K | -- | Thomas Hund, 47 CFO,
Exec. VP | 539K | -- | Carl Ice, 44 COO,
Exec. VP | 431K | -- | Jeffrey Moreland, 56 Exec.
VP-Law and Chief of Staff | 521K | 1.6M | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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