August 25, 2023 | BNSF, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, August 22, 2023) As wildfires continue to burn across the West, a number of railroads are deploying a unique and rarely-seen tool: the fire train. This week, BNSF Railway, Montana Rail Link and Canadian Pacific all have fire...
August 25, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Shippers, STB
(Source: Progressive Farmer, August 21, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is requiring the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to transport coal from Navajo Transitional Energy Company LLC’s (NTEC) Montana mine to Canada for export after NTEC alleged BNSF has...
August 10, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains.com, August 7, 2023) BNSF Railway’s second-quarter earnings slumped 24% as volume and average revenue per car both declined, the railroad’s corporate parent, Berkshire Hathaway, said on Saturday. BNSF’s operating income fell 24%, to $1.6 billion, as...
August 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, August 7, 2023) Thanks to an all-day work window on Aug. 6, 2023, the final track segments have been put into place to complete BNSF Railway’s 2-mile double-tracking project at the east end of its busy “Funnel” between Spokane, Wash., and...
August 9, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, August 9, 2023) Landowners at the site of a 2018 derailment near Doon, Iowa, are suing BNSF Railway, seeking damages for cleanup costs and reduced property values from oil spilled in the incident. Full story: Trains.com
August 4, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Lawsuit, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, August 3, 2023) Western U.S. Class I railway BNSF is suing the Surface Transportation Board for compelling BNSF via a mandate to ship more coal from Navajo Transitional Energy Co.’s (NTEC’s) mine in Montana. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of...
August 2, 2023 | BNSF, GCA Elections, News, Top News
Kent J. Psota was reelected to his second term as General Chairman of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe/Montana Rail Link General Committee of Adjustment (BNSF/MRL GCA) at the GCA’s First Quadrennial Meeting in Las Vegas on July 19, 2023. The BNSF/MRL GCA is the...
August 2, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Associated Press, August 1, 2023) Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may soon get up to eight days of paid sick time and more certainty about their days off if they approve a new deal with the railroad announced Tuesday. Full story: Associated...
August 2, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Empoyes Division press release, August 1, 2023) The BMWED has sued BNSF Railway in federal court to combat the carrier’s bad faith in dealing with the Union by its depletion of its Maintenance of Way workforce and its blatant...
August 1, 2023 | BNSF, News, Paid Sick Leave
On August 1, the BLET announced it had reached a tentative system-wide agreement with the BNSF Railway that will significantly benefit locomotive engineers. The tentative agreement includes up to eight paid sick leave days and grants access to scheduled time off in an...
