June 21, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 21, 2023) The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division has joined with BNSF Railway to support an effort to further use of technology analyzing the health of railcar brake systems. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 21, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 21, 2023) Amtrak and BNSF Railway are asking the city of Seattle to close a section of a street near the Seattle Mariners’ ballpark in the city’s Sodo neighborhood to expand the passenger carrier’s maintenance facility and eliminate a...
June 19, 2023 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2023) Specifically, BNSF requests a waiver extension from 49 CFR 232.12, Extended haul trains, to continue operating extended haul trains for distances of up to 1,702 miles, beyond the limit of 1,500 miles stated in the regulation. Full...
June 19, 2023 | BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB, Remote Control
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 16, 2023) Slack action was the probable cause of the Feb. 9, 2022, death of a BNSF Railway remote control operator helper who fell from the front platform of his locomotive in Denver, the National Transportation Safety Board said today....
June 16, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 16, 2023) BNSF Railway aims to take over Montana Rail Link operations on Jan. 1, 2024. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KSTP, June 8, 2023) In 2003, a grade crossing tragedy led to a lengthy legal battle that ultimately exposed what a judge called a “staggering” amount of misconduct by the BNSF Railway, the largest railroad in Minnesota. Twenty years later, BNSF has continued...
June 9, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 8, 2023) WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a freight train derailment in northern Arizona that heavily damaged 23 cars and a load of new vehicles. The BNSF train cars were carrying a variety of new cars,...
June 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: KIRO 7, June 8, 2023) Residents near the Magnolia and Interbay neighborhoods of Seattle experienced a bit of an earache on Thursday when a train horn blasted for over an hour. KIRO 7 reached out to BNSF who told us the horn was simply just stuck on an...
June 8, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 7, 2023) The slowdown in International Longshore and Warehouse Union work at West Coast ports has created a congestion contagion that is spreading to the freight railroads, with uncertain consequences for the supply chain. Full story:...
May 31, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 30, 2023) Union Pacific will launch international intermodal service between Port Houston and five cities beginning on Thursday, a move that follows a similar announcement from BNSF Railway just two weeks ago. Full story: Trains...
