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BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, [1] 33,400 miles (53,800 km) of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. [2] It has three transcontinental routes that provide rail connections between the western and eastern ...
BNSF confirmed a number of employees were laid off Tuesday in the Topeka area but declined to cite a number. Facebook posts from people saying they worked at BNSF put the number at 85.
BNSF C44-9W 758 and ES44C4 4272 has derailed, including a few intermodal cars with containers. Two crews were injured and most of the fuel spilled. [46] November 4, 2024 – A BNSF grain train collides with a BNSF maintenance of way vehicle in New Rockford, ND. The driver was killed and the passenger was injured. [47]
The last name change was to Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Manitoba) took place in 1999, following the merger of the BNSF Railway in 1996. There are currently seven employees: train crew having four, and maintenance of way having three. [citation needed]
The line is operated by BNSF under a "purchase of service agreement" with Metra, inherited from Burlington Northern. While Metra owns all rolling stock, the management and crews are BNSF employees. BNSF is the owner of the right-of-way, controls the line and handles dispatching from corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Metra imposes a ...
The section has also been the site of landslides that caused prolonged closures for passenger and freight service. The Washington State Department of Transportation, Sound Transit, and BNSF funded $16.1 million in improvements, including retaining walls, slope stabilization, and landslide detection, beginning in 2014. [11] [12]
This line is still owned and operated to this day by the BNSF Railway under a purchase-of-service agreement with Metra. In May 1980 when Mount St. Helens erupted, the BNR owned the land around the summit of Mount St. Helens in Washington state. In the 19th century, the United States government distributed land to railroads as a way to open up ...
The Brainerd Subdivision is a rail line owned and operated by BNSF Railway. It runs from Staples, Minnesota where it connects with the Staples Subdivision to Carlton, Minnesota and the Lakes Subdivision, [1] about 150 miles (240 km) in length. The line was initially built by Northern Pacific Railway with service commencing in about 1911.