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(BNSF Railway issued the following on January 5.)

FORT WORTH, Texas — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE: BNI) will present its fourth-quarter 2008 earnings in a Webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time January 21, 2009. BNSF plans to issue its earnings press release at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Webcast will be led by BNSF Chairman, President and CEO Matt Rose and include presentations from Tom Hund, executive vice president and chief financial officer; John Lanigan, executive vice president and chief marketing officer; and Carl Ice, executive vice president and chief operations officer. It will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

The Webcast and presentation materials will be available at www.bnsf.com under the “Investors” link. To participate via teleconference, dial (800) 230-1092 in the U.S. and Canada or International (612) 332-0335 several minutes prior to the call.

Shortly after the Webcast concludes, an Internet replay will be accessible in the “Investors” section of the BNSF Web site. Additionally, an MP3 downloadable audio file will be included at the same location. An audio replay will be available until February 4 by dialing (800) 475-6701 in the U.S. and Canada or International (320) 365-3844, with an access code of 980532.