February 22, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, February 20, 2021) FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s U.S. attorney is not happy with a judge’s decision to sentence a Fargo man to four days in jail for his conviction on a charge of attempting to derail a BNSF freight train in May....
February 22, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Hausfeld press release, February 19, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Paul Friedman denied a motion by the defendant railroads BNSF, CSX, NS, and UP in In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge...
February 18, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 17, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The North American trade agreement ratified last year could encourage more motor vehicle production in the U.S., a representative for BNSF said last month on a panel about the new trade deal’s effect on...
February 18, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 17, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Bitter cold, heavy snowfall and power outages over swaths of the South and Midwest are crimping much of the U.S. freight rail network and causing service disruptions. Full story: Freight...
February 17, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, February 16, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The disruptions to rail service come to a supply chain slowed to a crawl in some areas as a result of port congestion stemming from record levels of imports. Full story: Supply Chain...
February 10, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains, February 9, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway has received a patent for a virtual track block system that has the potential to significantly boost existing mainline capacity, raise average train speeds, and improve the detection of broken rails....
February 1, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Department of Justice press release, U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of New Mexico, January 29, 2021) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Luis Angel Rodriguez, 27, of La Mesa, New Mexico, made his initial appearance in federal court today where he was charged with...
January 29, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, January 27, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — This is the first installment of a multi-part article on the history of BNSF Railway, one of the seven Class I railroads remaining in North America. Much of the information contained in this and later...
January 26, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, January 25, 2021) BISMARCK, N.D. — The future of the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge spanning the Missouri River has a clearer path forward in an agreement between parties with a stake in the structure. Full story: Bismarck...
January 21, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, January 20, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Privately held Western U.S. railroad BNSF expects to spend $2.99 billion in 2021 for capital projects that will upgrade and maintain the company’s rail network. Full story: Freight...
