December 14, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, SMART-TD
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, December 14, 2022) Members and supporters of local chapters of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers union (SMART) gathered in the rain Tuesday afternoon for a rally in Galesburg’s central...
December 13, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Kansas City Star, December 11, 2022) Just before he retired, Matthew Rose offered a warning to his peers running the nation’s large freight railroads. Rose, then the CEO of BNSF, one of the largest American railroads, told an industry conference in early 2019...
December 9, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, December 8, 2022) The U.S. Surface Transportation Board announced Thursday that it would decide whether or not to expedite Montana Rail Link’s lease termination by March 8. The timeline put forward by the federal regulator...
November 28, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, PSR
(Source: Truthout, November 25, 2022) Billionaire Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men in the world and the CEO of BNSF Railway’s parent company, saw his wealth jump by nearly $1.4 billion in a single day earlier this week, a sum that could easily fund 15 days of...
November 28, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, PSR
(Source: Markets Insider, November 25, 2022) Sen. Bernie Sanders has called out Warren Buffett for making billions of dollars, while rail employees are fighting for paid sick leave and better working conditions. “Warren Buffett, the owner of BNSF Railway’s...
November 16, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, November 15, 2022) In some ways, the story of 20th century railroading was the story of mergers and bankruptcies, of ends more than beginnings, even though the overall industry itself, over the same period, slowly grew...
November 10, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 9, 2022) J.B. Hunt executives see the potential for major growth with partner BNSF Railway next year thanks to rival Schneider shifting its intermodal business to Union Pacific. Full story: Trains Magazine
November 10, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: CBS News, November 7, 2022) Two police officers have been charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts stemming from an incident in which they allegedly placed a handcuffed female suspect in a patrol car that was then hit by a train. Full story: CBS...
November 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 7, 2022) BNSF Railway’s profits declined in the third quarter due to a combination of lower volume and higher operating expenses. The railway’s operating income fell 7.1%, to $2.1 billion, on revenue of $6.5 billion, a 16.8%...
November 4, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Television station KMBC, November 3, 2022) CHARITON, Mo. — Attorneys for multiple passengers from an Amtrak train that derailed near Mendon, Missouri, in June want a federal judge to toss out a request by BNSF Railway to force those passengers and their...
