January 20, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KUOW, January 19, 2021) SEATTLE, Wash. — The day started like many others in Washington state, with a long line of tanker cars carrying crude oil to a refinery on the shores of Puget Sound. Full story: www.kuow.org
January 13, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Montana Public Radio, January 12, 2021) MISSOULA, Mont. — The BNSF Railway Company Tuesday published a long-awaited habitat conservation plan intended to reduce grizzly bear mortalities in Northwest Montana. Full story: www.mtpr.org
December 9, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KXII, December 7, 2020) DAVIS, Okla. — An Oklahoma law aimed at keeping trains from blocking roadways has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. Full story: www.kxii.com
December 8, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 8, 2020) NEW YORK — As one of the most difficult years in world history draws to a conclusion that at times felt like it would never come, the North American railway industry—battered and bruised but refusing to go down — looks to a new...
December 8, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Television station KTSM, December 6, 2020) EL PASO, Texas — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway company is offering a $10,000 award for information leading to an arrest in connection to a costly train derailment Wednesday in Vado, N.M. Full story:...
December 2, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: The Oklahoman, December 2, 2020) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma City federal judge has permanently barred the state from enforcing a law that prevented trains from blocking streets for longer than 10 minutes. BNSF Railway Co. challenged the law after...
December 1, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Billings Gazette, December 1, 2020) BILLINGS, Mont. — Last week, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester, of Montana and Deb Fischer, of Nebraska introduced a bill to improve safety at rural train crossings. Full story: Billings Gazette
December 1, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Bellingham Herald, November 30, 2020) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Two Bellingham women were charged with a terrorist attack and violence against the BNSF Railway Company after they allegedly interfered with the railroad’s safety features last weekend by placing a...
November 23, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: AG Week, November 23, 2020) MINOT, N.D. — They’re ramping up the intermodal “ramp” at Minot, N.D., a key piece of what could become very important as an international launching pad for specialty crop growers and exporters. Full story: AG...
November 23, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: The Load Star, November 20, 2020) NEW YORK — The wave of imports that has overwhelmed Los Angeles and Long Beach has spread to other gateways, causing delays and higher costs for importers. The port of Oakland reported a 10.4% year-on-year rise in imports in...
