BNSF Railway Company

BNSF Plans $111 Million Capital Program in Montana to Maintain and Improve Rail Capacity Business Wire FORT WORTH, Texas -- May 24, 2012 BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $111 million on maintenance and rail capacity ...  

BNSF Railway track maintenance crew at work. Hodgkins Illinois. September 2007., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.I took this photograph one overcast afternoon, back in early September of 2007.A maintenance of way crew performs some much too important track mintenance, on the BNSF Raiway mainline in southwest suburban Hodgkins Illinois.  

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $30 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in South Dakota this year. BNSF’s 2012 capacity enhancement projects in South Dakota include expansion of rail sidings to increase rail capacity, as well as signal upgrades. BNSF will also continue its robust maintenance program in South Dakota, which will include 676 miles of track...  

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $199 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement and expansion projects in Texas this year. BNSF’s 2012 capacity enhancement projects in Texas include expansion of rail capacity at Tower 55 in Fort Worth, the realignment of BNSF’s mainline for the extension of the Alliance Airport runway just north of Fort Worth, replacement of the Galveston...  

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $242 million on maintenance and rail capacity enhancement and expansion projects in Kansas this year.  

BNSF Plans $130 Million Capital Program in Missouri to Maintain and Improve Rail Capacity Business Wire FORT WORTH, Texas -- May 15, 2012 BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $130 million on maintenance and rail capacity ...  

A trial to determine BNSF Railway Company’s responsibilities for cleaning up plumes of fuel and toxic solvents beneath Livingston starts Monday in Great Falls. The trial is set to resolve a suit 165 Livingston plaintiffs filed in 2007, which alleges …  

BNSF Railway Co. announced Wednesday that it plans to spend $199 million this year to maintain, improve and expand its railroad facilities in Texas, including two projects in Galveston. The Fort Worth-based railroad will replace the Galveston Causeway Bridge and add new wheel detectors in Galveston. BNSF's other Texas projects include adding rail capacity at Tower 55 in Fort Worth, realigning the mainline at Alliance Airport to make room for...  

BNSF Railway Company is doing maintenance work on its railroad which has meant brief road closings in Plymouth County. BNSF, formerly known as Burlington Northern Railroad, is replacing railroad ties...  

LIVINGSTON — A trial to determine BNSF Railway Company's responsibilities for cleaning up plumes of fuel and toxic solvents beneath Livingston starts today in Great Falls.  

On the way home from grocery shopping ... or other railroad personnel, or to have appropriate automated audible, flashing or refectory [sic] warning devices at the crossing or on the flatcars in order to alert oncoming motorists on B Street that the ...  

BNSF Railway boasts that it regards environmental stewardship as good for business and part of good citizenship. We’d like to believe that is more than feel-good public relations. BNSF Railway boasts that it regards environmental stewardship ...  

Schneider National, Inc., a premier provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced recently that it has signed a new, multiyear agreement with BNSF Railway under which the railroad will continue to serve as one of Schneider’s primary rail providers.  

BNSF Railway Co. saw its profit rise almost 16 percent in the first quarter to $701 million. The Journal of Commerce reported that the Fort Worth-based railway company was boosted by higher pricing and a 3 percent increase in volume. Revenue rose 10.3 percent to to slightly more than $5 billion. BNSF is owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.  

Schneider National has signed a new ... are realizing the benefits of converting their over-the-road freight to intermodal,” said Steve Branscum, BNSF Railway, group vice president Consumer Products Marketing. “As they do so, our two ...  

service, energy, and environmental benefits we provide to our customers and the communities we serve. You can learn more about BNSF at www.BNSF.com. Contact: BNSF Railway Company Andy Williams, 817-867-6369  

Seven Minot and area employees of BNSF Railway were honored as 2011 Employees of the Year at a ceremony held in Fort Worth, Texas.  

I photographed this digital live sound video at dusk one quiet Summer evening, back in July of 2008.An eastbound BNSF Railway intermodal train, passes the Prairie Avenue railroad crossing, in west suburban Brookfield Illinois.  

Officials from BNSF Railway Co. said today the company plans to invest an estimated $130 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in Missouri this year. BNSF said it plans to continue its track maintenance program in Missouri, which will include 1,507 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of 103 miles of rail and about 122,000 ties, and significant signal upgrades for federally mandated positive...  

I photographed this digital live sound video last week Wednsday night, at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club.The Burlington Northern and the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railrads had merged in December of 1995, and became today's BNSF Railway.The early days of the BNSF Railway, are captured by fellow club member Rich, with His DCC modified Walther's Trainline Series rebuilt EMD GP locomotives, pulling this...  

For the employees of BNSF Railway BNSF ... paintings depicting Western landscapes and American Indians adorn the lobby and line the hallways of the campus. The paintings were collected by BNSF’s predecessors — the Great Northern, the ...  

Eastbound BNSF Railway freight train. Riverside Illinois. April 2007., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.I took this photo one lovely Springtime morning, back in April of 2007.An eastbound BNSF Railway freight train, is viewed passing through the Riverside Illinois Metra commuter rail station.  

Northbound BNSF Railway transfer train entering the IHB Argo Yard. Summit Illinois USA. June 2007., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.I took this photo on a hot Summer morning, back in June of 2007.A northbound BNSF Railway transfer train made up of empty intermodal cars, is viewed entering the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad's Argo Yard at Summit Illinois USA.  

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway honored the accomplishments of employees from across its network at an awards ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, this week.  

Meanwhile, Schneider National Inc. announced it signed a new multi-year agreement with BNSF Railway Co. through which the Class I will continue to serve as one of Schneider’s primary rail providers. “Schneider’s asset-based intermodal service ...  

Two former railroad employees are suing the BNSF Railway, alleging they have asbestos-related lung disease and holding the railroad responsible.  In a suit filed in Lancaster County District Court, William Schleicher of Lincoln and Frank Cox of Eagle Lake ...  

GavinThe wife of a recently deceased railroad worker has filed suit against her husband's former employer, alleging it contributed to his death by exposing him to asbestos fibers throughout his employment.Norina M. Ianno filed a lawsuit March 6 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against BNSF Railway Company.In her complaint, Norina Ianno claims her husband, Anthony Ianno, developed asbestosis, lung cancer and another unspecified lung disease...  

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday denied a request for a new trial from BNSF Railway in the 2003 deaths of four people whose car was hit by a train in Anoka, reversing a state appellate court decision and letting a $26 million judgment against the company stand...  

Rail traffic on a heavily used BNSF Railway route is expected to resume operation by early Tuesday in the wake of a 21-car derailment that may have resulted from weather conditions in eastern Marshall County Sunday afternoon.   Crews were dispatched to clear and make any necessary repairs on the dual tracks shortly after the incident occurred about 3:45 p.m. near Toluca, Amy McBeth,  BNSF regional public affairs director for Illinois and...  

TOLUCA, Ill. — Authorities in north-central Illinois say they're investigating the possibility that high winds caused a BNSF Railway freight train to derail, damaging about 30 rail cars. The cars left the tracks around 3 p.m. Sunday just east of Toluca ...  

A group of B.C. climate-change activists says it plans to stop BNSF Railway Company trains loaded with U.S. coal from passing through White Rock for one day.  

John TavorminaA plaintiff alleging BNSF Railway negligently failed to act on a worker's stroke symptoms is seeking an expedited trial setting. As ">">" class="copy">previously reported, Billie Jordan, acting as next of friend of William Jordan, filed the suit against BNSF on Oct. 14. On April 18 the plaintiff filed a motion for preferential expedited trial setting, seeking to have the case tried in November 2012. The motion argues that...  

I photographed this digital live sound video one afternoon, back in June of 2011.A westbound BNSF Railway piggyback train, is viewed passing through the Metra commuter rail station, in west suburban Western Springs Illinois. This depot is located between the towns of La Grange, and Hindsdale.  

Hesperia officials rolled out a steel red carpet for industry on April 19, cutting — or rather, snapping — the ribbon on a new train track intended to allow businesses direct access to the BNSF Railway and generate 400 jobs. A BNSF locomotive...  

I photographed this digital live sound video one morning recently, in westy suburban Berwyn Illinois USA.We are on location at the La Vergne Metra commuter rail station at Ridgeland Avenue and Windsor Street, in west suburban Berwyn Illinois.An eastbound Metra commuter train enroute to Chicago Union Station from Aurora Illinois, passes through the La Vergne station, and is now entering the adjacent BNSF Railway Clyde Yard in the neighboring...  

HELENA — BNSF Railway officials say a single flatbed car got away from a bridge crew working about 40 miles southeast of Great Falls and traveled 11 miles down the tracks and five miles back before being stopped by a rail crane. BNSF spokesman Gus ...  

BNSF Railway has reversed a rule that 10 protesting unions said would have required employees to report to the railroad details of medical procedures and issues not related to their jobs. BNSF employs about 4,500 people in Nebraska, including 1,700 in the ...  

PooleBNSF Railway is demanding a jury trial in a suit filed by an employee claiming the repetitive trauma he suffered could have been prevented if the company implemented an ergonomics program. As previously reported, Ricky Welborn filed suit against BNSF on Jan. 25 in Jefferson County District Court. Court records show that on Feb. 21 BNSF answered the suit, asserting Welborn failed to report he was experiencing any pain or discomfort. That...  

On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn today announced the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will provide $2.2 million to complete engineering and design plans for replacing the BNSF Railway Co. viaduct over Illinois Route 29 in Chillicothe.  

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The BNSF Railway Co. is not entitled to a new trial in a lawsuit it lost over a 2003 car-train crash in Anoka that killed four young people, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.  

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Supreme Court says the BNSF Railway Co. is not entitled to a new trial in a lawsuit over a 2003 car-train crash in Anoka that killed four young people. BNSF was ordered to pay $21.6 million in damages and $4 million in sanctions ...  

BNSF Railway was issued a violation this week for violating public safety codes.  

The Minnesota Supreme Court says the BNSF Railway Co. is not entitled to a new trial in a lawsuit over a 2003 car-train crash in Anoka that killed four young people.  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway had already agreed to donate the historic depot to the city, but city officials said they could not accept it because of conditions attached to the land on which it sits. In a letter received Friday by George Huss ...