Anthony Peter "Tony" Hatch, also credited as Fred Nightingale and Mark Anthony, is an English composer for musical theatre and television. He is also a noted songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer... (wikipedia)
Planning and looking beyond the next few days is absolutely the right thing for the railroads to do.
There may be investors out there who looked at these results and decided to take their money off the table and take another look at the railroads.
It's clear that UP takes the issue seriously. It takes time and money to lay new track, so they have to be sure of long-term returns.
In a way they (Burlington Northern) are a victim of their own success. They had a strong quarter and are doing well, but for some eight quarters, the market is used to them coming in significantly above expectations.
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know. Downtown.
When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown.