September 29, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Modesto Bee, September 29, 2020) MODESTO, Calif. — A major rail upgrade in Stockton could ease travel for passenger and freight trains from Modesto and other parts of the Central Valley. Full story: Modesto Bee
September 18, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: CBS 3 Duluth, September 17, 2020) SUPERIOR, Wisc. — If you drive through the Allouez neighborhood in Superior, you may notice the homes, garages and cars are tinted a pink color. That tint comes from taconite dust drifting over from the BNSF facility, right...
September 17, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Inforum, September 17, 2020) FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man could face life in prison if convicted of trying to derail a train near Casselton, N.D., in May, a federal prosecutor said. Full story: www.inforum.com
September 15, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: The Columbian, September 14, 2020) DRANO LAKE, Wash. — Eighteen days after being transferred to a barge and departing Vancouver, the newest bridge on the BNSF Railway’s Columbia River Gorge line is now installed in its new home, carrying trains across the...
September 15, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, September 14, 2020) NEW YORK — BNSF, the railroad unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., on Monday named Kathryn Farmer as its new chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO of a major U.S. railroad. Full story:...
September 14, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Northern California logistics consultant was unable to book containers on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) railroads for the first week of September...
September 9, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 8, 2020) NEW YORK — Sometimes a major fire needs to be fought with a locomotive. BNSF is supplying a firefighting train to help battle the Evans Canyon Fire. Full story: Railway Track &...
September 3, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, September 2, 2020) HELENA, Mont. — Federal and state officials announced that they have proposed an agreement in which the BNSF Railway Company would be responsible for operating and maintaining a track the company is accused of...
September 3, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Opinion column by Jim Blaze published at FreightWaves.com, September 2, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — It was an oncoming surge of maritime boxes that has clearly caught the two big Western state railroads BNSF and Union Pacific a bit off guard. How did the...
August 28, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 27, 2020) BNSF Railway Co. recently unveiled the first of 10 locomotives with special paint schemes marking the railroad’s 25th anniversary. Full story: Progressive Railroading
