US Big 4 Railroad Companies Paid Total US Federal Income Tax Rate of 21.7% in the Most Recent Five Years, 13.3% Below the Statutory US Federal Income Tax Rate on Large Corporations of 35.0% ...................................................................................... The Free-Spending Trump Administration Reacts By Irrationally Trying To Force the US Senate To Lower US Federal Income Taxes on Large Corporations By Another 43% By Reducing the Statutory US Federal Income Tax Rate From 35.0% to 20.0% and Also Doubling Down on First Year Bonus Tax Depreciation, Which Enormously Benefits Railroad Companies Companies ...................................................................................... At December 31, 2016, These 4 Railroad Corps Had a $57 Bil Total Deferred Tax Liability Just Related to Property (Predominately Accelerated Tax Depreciation) Which Will Be Reduced By the Reduction in Tax Rates, or By 15%/35% For an Increase in After-Tax Earnings of $24 Bil (Burlington Northern $9 Bil ... Yeah, There's That Astute Warren Buffett Again ... , Union Pacific $7 Bil, CSX $4 Bil and Norfolk Southern $4 Bil)

Based on a review of their audited annual financial statements and income tax footnotes filed with the SEC, below is the US Federal Income Tax Paid along with the related US Pretax Income for each of the most recent five years of the US Big 4 Railroad Companies:

																Total	Total
																5 Years	5 Years	5 Years
	2016	2016		2015	2015		2014	2014		2013	2013		2012	2012		2012-16	2012-16	2012-16
	US	US		US	US		US	US		US	US		US	US		US	US	Effective
	Tax	Pretax		Tax	Pretax		Tax	Pretax		Tax	Pretax		Tax	Pretax		Tax	Pretax	US Tax
US Railroad Companies	Paid	Income		Paid	Income		Paid	Income		Paid	Income		Paid	Income		Paid	Income	Rate Paid
	mils $s	mils $s		mils $s	mils $s		mils $s	mils $s		mils $s	mils $s		mils $s	mils $s		mils $s	mils $s
Burlington Northern Santa Fe	999	5,693		1,211	6,775		1,190	6,169		1,346	5,928		1,204	5,377		5,950	29,942	19.9%
CSX	540	2,741		619	3,138		729	3,044		671	2,922		450	2,971		3,009	14,816	20.3%
Norfolk Southern	612	2,582		505	2,442		729	3,134		695	2,965		569	2,758		3,110	13,881	22.4%
Union Pacific	1,518	6,766		1,901	7,656		2,019	8,343		1,738	7,048		1,335	6,318		8,511	36,131	23.6%
Total all 4	3,669	17,782		4,236	20,011		4,667	20,690		4,450	18,863		3,558	17,424		20,580	94,770	21.7%