Bill Gates: 24 Canadian National Railway transactions (Bill & Melinda (2024)

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Does Bill Gates own the Canadian Railroad? ›

Bill Gates acquired 54.8 Million Canadian National Railway shares worth $6.8 Billion. That's 15.19% of their entire equity portfolio (4th largest holding). The investor owns 8.46% of the outstanding Canadian National Railway stock. The first Canadian National Railway trade was made in Q3 2002.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT. O) co-founder Bill Gates' investment vehicle Cascade Investment LLC has become the largest shareholder in farm machinery maker Deere & Co (DE. N), with a 5% stake, according to a regulatory filing.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is currently the company's largest shareholder with 8.6% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 6.3% and 3.5% of the stock.

Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life. For 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.

Most of the railroad mileage in the US is owned by private companies: CSX, BNSF, CN, and Norfolk Southern are usually thought of as the major players, but actually there are hundreds of smaller railroad-owning companies in the US.

The earnings report comes days after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway , reported it increased its stake in the manufacturing company to 22.8 million by the end of the fourth quarter, according to a regulatory filing. That's roughly or a 7.2% stake in Deere, worth $1.7 billion as of Dec.

With the purchase of 87,000 shares of John Deere late last month, tech billionaire Bill Gates, already Deere's largest shareholder, passed the 10-percent ownership threshold, requiring him to file a form with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

He remained in control of the business until 1886, a remarkable 49 years. Following him, three further generations of the family ran John Deere's business until 1982. This means it was family-run by just four men, who provided consistently innovative leadership, for 145 years.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acquired BNSF Railway in February 2010, obtaining all of its shares and taking the company private.

Cumulatively, the top 10 railway companies in the world generated revenue of $237,432 million, with average revenue growth of 0.57%, the highest revenue was generated by Deutsche Bahn AG ($55,666 million), followed by SNCF Group ($41,094 million) and Indian Railways ($27,326 million), while Canadian National Railway Co ...

Who owns the Canadian Pacific Railway? ›

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Canadian Pacific Railway / Parent organization

As a part of leaving the Gates Foundation, French Gates received $12 billion from Bill Gates for her philanthropy going forward.

She came on as a marketing manager and developed multimedia products such as; Microsoft Cinemania, Publisher, Word, and Expedia.com. She was later promoted to General Manager of Information Products and held that position until she left Microsoft in 1996.

Philanthropy Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Gates has transferred a great deal of his accumulated wealth from Microsoft to the foundation, and one day he plans to give all of his wealth to his charity foundation.

In 2011, VIA operated up to 497 trains weekly on 12,500 kilometres of track. Most of this network (83%) is owned by Canada's major freight railways ( CN : 79%, and CPR : 4%). Shortlines own approximately 15%, and VIA owns the remaining 2%.

VIA Rail Canada, Inc., Canadian state-owned passenger-railway system.

Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives won the 1878 election on the promise of a “national policy” calling for completion of the transcontinental railway. The new government approved the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) company and provided generous financial support.