January 13, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Independent Record, January 12, 2022) HELENA, Mont. — After announcing plans to take over Montana Rail Link, BNSF Railway Co. officials said they will keep the MRL employees now working in Helena and at their current locations throughout the state. Full...
January 13, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 11, 2022) NEW YORK — After more than 30 years of operating BNSF-owned main line between Huntley, Mont., and Sandpoint, Idaho, Montana Rail Link (MRL) reported on Jan. 10 that it is ceasing its long-term lease with the Class I. Full story:...
January 13, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, STB
(Source: Courthouse News Service, January 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oklahoma cannot fine railroads for blocking roads, a 10th Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, since the power to regulate train operations rests solely with the Surface Transportation Board under federal...
January 11, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, STB
(Source: Billings Gazette, January 10, 2022) BILLINGS, Mont. — BNSF Railway announced plans Monday to take over Montana Rail Link and its 900 miles of track in Montana and Idaho. BNSF has committed to retain all union and non-union employees of MRL in their current...
January 11, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 7, 2022) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Extreme weather and natural disasters took a broad toll on railroads in 2021, and BNSF Railway was certainly not exempt. Full story: Trains Magazine
January 10, 2022 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Television station KLBK, January 9, 2022) LUBBOCK, Texas — A train has derailed and caught fire outside of Vernon, near Oklaunion. According to an official with BNSF Railway, 28 of the 98 cars on the train derailed at approximately 10 a.m. this morning. As of...
January 7, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 6, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway led the big six Class I railroads in growth in 2021, a year in which rail volume rebounded from the pandemic-related lows of 2020 yet struggled to overcome kinks in the global supply chain....
December 28, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, December 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Demand for rail freight came roaring back in 2021 after a pandemic-induced decline. But at times, there seemed to be more business than railroads could handle. Full story: Supply Chain...
December 28, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 27, 2021) CHICAGO — BNSF Railway has agreed to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for part of the costs of the cleanup at the site of a metal foundry in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Full story: Trains...
December 28, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 27, 2021) CHICAGO — The back and forth between the Chicago suburb of Cicero and BNSF railway, the town’s largest landowner, over flooding and taxation continues. Full story: Trains Magazine
