April 25, 2024 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, April 22, 2024) A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened....
April 8, 2024 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, April 7, 2024) Almost 25 years after federal authorities responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses descended on Libby, Montana, a town of about 3,000 people near the U.S.-Canada border, some asbestos victims and their family members...
April 1, 2024 | BNSF, CPKC, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains.com, March 30, 2024) BNSF Railway and CPKC, the two largest railroads in Minnesota, do not plan to make payments of approximately $1 million to the state required by a law passed last year, saying the state legislation is “pre-empted by federal law.”...
March 18, 2024 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2024) Berkshire Hathaway said Warren Buffett raised the pay of his designated successor Greg Abel to $20 million last year, as the conglomerate posted a record operating profit. The company also urged the rejection of six shareholder...
March 14, 2024 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains.com, March 11, 2024) BNSF Railway eliminated several hundred management positions at its headquarters and across the system last week as part of a belt-tightening move. The railroad did not disclose how many jobs were affected, but people familiar with...
March 14, 2024 | BNSF, FRA, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Progressive Farmer, March 11, 2024) Recent layoffs by Class 1 railroads Union Pacific (UP) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) have not only raised alarms that safety may be compromised but shippers are complaining service has been poor. The Federal...
March 8, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station KOLN, March 6, 2024) More BNSF workers in Lincoln may have lost their jobs after another round of furloughs were announced. At least 10 conductors were set to be furloughed from their positions in Lincoln on Wednesday. Full story:...
March 4, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, NS, PSR, Railroad Safety, STB
(Source: Associated Press, March 1, 2024) The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund’s ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about the effects all the cuts might have on safety and...
March 4, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, March 1, 2024) BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroads in the U.S., has reportedly furloughed hundreds of employees in Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Texas. The furloughs were announced Tuesday, with 362 workers reportedly losing...
March 1, 2024 | BNSF, Furloughs, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, March 1, 2024) Shop Craft Unions at the BNSF Railway are urgently calling upon the FRA to initiate unannounced focus inspections on all locomotives and rail cars owned and leased by BNSF...
