Minnesota Town Braces for Truck Traffic From 100-Acre Rail Facility
A 100-acre storage area for automobiles in St. Paul Park, Minnesota, is a prospect local officials don’t like — but don’t think they can derail it.
New Service Comparable With Trucking Option, BNSF Railway Says
BNSF Railway will offer intermodal customers a new service option to move commodities and a wide range of consumer goods between Portland, Oregon, or Seattle and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
September 2, 2016Two BNSF Freight Trains Collide in Texas on Busy Rail Route
Two BNSF Railway Co. freight trains collided June 28 in Texas, leaving at least one worker injured. Rescue efforts were under way for three other employees involved in the accident.
124-Year-Old Frisco Bridge Getting Extensive Makeover by BNSF
In the dusty, sun-drenched bottomland along the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River, construction cranes loom next to the ivy-draped latticework of the historic Frisco Bridge in a project employing 21st Century technology to shore up some critical, if creaky, 19th Century handiwork.
BNSF First-Quarter Net Income Drops 24%, Hurt by Coal Shipment Drop-Off
BNSF Railway reported a 24% drop in first-quarter net income tied to a sharp decline in coal shipments that also has afflicted other U.S. railroads.
May 13, 2016BNSF Casts Doubt on Future of Southern California Intermodal Project
BNSF Railway cast doubt on the future of its $500 million intermodal terminal facility in Southern California, saying “it is not clear whether or how the project could be built” in light of a recent court decision.
April 8, 2016California Court Ruling Blocks $500 Million Rail Project
BNSF Railway’s plan to build a $500 million intermodal terminal near the docks in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, has suffered a setback that could endanger the project from a California court ruling that the state’s environmental rules were violated.
April 1, 2016BNSF Starts $180 Million Expansion of California Intermodal Rail Yard
STOCKTON, Calif. — BNSF Railway is beginning an expansion of its intermodal rail yard in Stockton as part of $180 million in planned capital expenditures in California this year.
March 31, 2016Low Rail Traffic Leads to Furloughs at BNSF
BNSF Railway has about 4,800 workers on furlough nationwide, according to a company official.
BNSF Won't Face Trial Over Surcharge on Older Oil Tank Cars
BNSF Railway Co. won’t face a refining industry challenge to the $1,000 surcharge the nation’s largest oil hauler slapped on older-model tank cars it claimed can’t safely ship highly volatile crude from shale formations such as North Dakota’s Bakken region.