BNSF and others call on regulators to reject revised UP-NS merger application

BNSF Railway says the amended Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application “makes things worse, not better,” in its ...
Fox Business

BNSF train carrying ethanol in Minnesota derails and catches fire, forcing evacuations in small town

A Minnesota town outside of Minneapolis has been ordered to evacuate Thursday morning after a train carrying "a form of ethanol" and "a corn syrup liquid" derailed and caught on fire, police say.
KSTP-TV

BNSF safety record under scrutiny after derailment in Minnesota

The section of track in Minnesota where a train carrying ethanol derailed earlier this spring had a history of defects that led to employee complaints, million-dollar lawsuits, and federal safety ...
CCJ

J.B. Hunt, BNSF seek to shift millions of loads from highway to rail

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (CCJ Top 250, No. 3) and intermodal rail provider Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway jointly rolled out Tuesday an intermodal service to transport ...
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Maricopa County rejects BNSF's land use change request connected to Wittmann logistics hub proposal

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has denied a request from rail firm BNSF that would have allowed a new development project in the Wittmann area. The company has proposed a new, $3.2 billion ...
MyNorthwest.com

Judge: BNSF railroad violated Swinomish Tribe agreement after derailment

A District Court judge in Seattle ruled that the railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) violated an agreement with the Swinomish Tribe after a train derailed March 16 on the Swinomish ...
KHQ

BNSF crews making emergency repairs in downtown Spokane, delays expected

SPOKANE, Wash. - Railroad crews from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) will begin emergency repairs to a railroad overpass that was hit by a vehicle in downtown Spokane last month. According to ...