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NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. rail companies rallied in premarket trading on Tuesday, after Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $100 per share in cash and stock. Burlington shares surged 28 percent to $97. Among the company's peers, Union Pacific gained 8.1 percent to $59.50, CSX Corp was up 8.5 percent to $46.50 and the iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF climbed 1.4 percent to $65.15. (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica. Editing by W Simon ) Keywords: MARKETS STOCKS BEFORETHEBELL (ryan.vlastelica@thomsonreuters.com; Tel: +1 646-223-6014; Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica@reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.
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