August 9, 2026 | BNSF, Fatigue, News, Top News
Brothers and Sisters, On August 6th, the BLET achieved an important victory for engineers working in pool service on the former Montana Rail Link territory. Public Law Board No. 8083 ruled that BNSF’s attempt to use the Enhanced Customer Service (ECS) provisions of...
August 7, 2026 | BNSF, News, Top News
BILLINGS, Mont. — On Thursday, August 6, in an important decision for railroad workers, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), blocking BNSF Railway from eliminating contractually-negotiated rest periods under the...
March 27, 2026 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 3, 2026) BNSF Railway’s fourth-quarter 2025 total revenue declined 3% to $5.98 billion, but net income jumped 5% to $1.3 billion compared with Q4 2024 financial results, the railroad announced on March 3. The Class I...
November 14, 2025 | BNSF, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, November 13, 2025) Video shows a BNSF conductor struck and killed by a passing train was walking in the “foul” of the track — the area extending four feet on either side of the rails — prior to being struck, the National Transportation Safety...
November 6, 2025 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains.com, November 3, 2025) BNSF Railway’s third-quarter profits rose primarily due to higher rates and more efficient operations, corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway reported on Saturday. Pre-tax income rose 3.6%, to $1.91 billion, on flat revenue of $5.88...
October 8, 2025 | BNSF, GCA Elections, News, Top News
Rob Cunningham was reelected to his third term as General Chairman of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (former ATSF) General Committee of Adjustment at the GCA’s quadrennial meeting in San Diego last week. Cunningham is a member of BLET Division 134 (Winslow,...
August 7, 2025 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 5, 2025) BNSF Railway Co. recently reported second-quarter revenue of $5.7 billion, which was flat compared with second-quarter 2024’s mark. The Class I’s operating income and net income in the quarter climbed 19%...
May 21, 2025 | BNSF, GCA Elections, News, Top News
Jeff Thurman was reelected by acclamation to his fourth term as General Chairman of the BNSF (former SLSF)/MNA General Committee of Adjustment (GCA) at the GCA’s quadrennial meeting on May 14, 2025. The GCA represents 1,150 active and retired members from 15 different...
May 6, 2025 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains.com, May 5, 2025) BNSF Railway posted higher profits in the first quarter thanks to a combination of volume growth and pricing gains, corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway announced on Saturday. BNSF’s pre-tax profit increased 5.5% in the quarter, to...
March 7, 2025 | BNSF, News, Railroad Security, Top News
Thieves targeting freight trains have again made national headlines after more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers were stolen from trains in California and Arizona. A common method for these modern day train robberies involves cutting air hoses to force trains...
