Chris Mayer with the Penny Sleuth says that railroad executives have been pretty confident in their ability to continue to raise prices on their customers in the middle of a recession - making these two buffet-backed railroad stocks attractive buys.

The Financial Times led off one headline column this week thundering:

“The world economy will this year suffer its worst performance for more than 60 years with a serious risk that 50 million people will lose their jobs, international organizations warned yesterday.”

The consensus has gelled. Now it’s just a matter of who can come up with more staggering figures. The IMF says global output will fall for the first time since the World War II. And 50 million are a lot of people.

Where to invest is the question. In pockets of strength is one answer. Where might these be?

Warren Buffett likes railroads and recently upped his stake in

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