March 23, 2023 | BNSF, EPA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Editorial in the Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2023) Communities near railyards, ports and other freight corridors have long been hit hard by air pollution from dirty, old locomotives. These massive, track-mounted vehicles, which use a diesel generator to...
March 22, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, March 20, 2023) Without permission from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, BNSF in 2012 began transporting 100-car trains of highly combustible crude oil through Swinomish land, court documents show. The tribe sued in 2015, alleging BNSF...
March 21, 2023 | BNSF, CP, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Teamsters Canada, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2023) BNSF Railway Co. and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have reached an agreement calling for the union’s members to receive an additional four paid days off to use as sick days and gain the ability to...
March 21, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, March 19, 2023) Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has stepped up its pace of stock buybacks, repurchasing more than $1.8 billion of its own stock this year. Full story: Yahoo Finance
March 17, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 16, 2023) Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound. There were no injuries reported. Full story: The...
March 14, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 13, 2023) BNSF has reopened its main line on the Bakersfield Subdivision in the San Joaquin Valley, the railroad reports in a service update to customers. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 10, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 9, 2023) BNSF Railway said on March 9 that it reached agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW); the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS); and the International Association of Sheet...
March 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 8, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board today approved Montana Rail Link’s plan to terminate its lease with BNSF Railway, paving the way for BNSF to regain control of the former Northern Pacific main line between Jones Junction,...
March 8, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Unions
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 7, 2023) A group of unions announced on March 7 that they have filed suit against BNSF Railway over outsourcing of locomotive inspections, maintenance, and repairs, claiming the railroad is cutting its mechanical workforce to boost...
March 3, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: WyoFile, March 2, 2023) The House Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee held a rare executive session Feb. 24 with BNSF Railway officials to discuss railroad challenges, including its plans to improve coal shipments out of the Powder River...
