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Pacer Stacktrain Initiates Expanded Intermodal Services with BNSF Railway

Posted Thursday, April 3, 2008 in BNSF, CSX, Canadian National, Miscellaneous


CONCORD, Calif. — Pacer International Inc. announced expanded intermodal services between its Pacer Stacktrain unit and BNSF Railway which allows Pacer Stacktrain to begin full service on their network effective April 1, 2008.
Pacer Stacktrain […]


Amtrak Cascades Service North of Seattle Disrupted by Freight Derailment

Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 in Amtrak, BNSF


Due to a BNSF freight train derailment on Monday, March 17, north of Seattle, the railroad is temporarily closed in the area. As a result, all train service is currently suspended between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.
Trains #510 and #517, between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. are cancelled with alternate transportation provided. Trains #513 and #516 are […]


New, Safer Brake Technology for Freight Trains Gains Traction as Second Railroad Launches ECP Train

Posted Friday, February 8, 2008 in BNSF, FRA, Norfolk Southern, Safety


WASHINGTON — Utilizing advanced brake technology advocated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the BNSF Railway has launched its first revenue service train fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes.
“We expect that these brakes can make rail operations safer and provide business benefits as well,” FRA Administrator Joseph H. Boardman said, noting that […]


U.S. Class I Railroads Dominate Top 25 in List of Military-Friendly Employers

Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 in BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern


WASHINGTON — America’s freight rail industry dominated the fifth annual America’s Top 50 “Military Friendly-Employers” list published by G.I. Jobs, the nation’s premier career guide for military job-seekers.
The magazine named four Class I freight railroads in the top half of the most military-friendly employers for 2007, selecting BNSF Railway as the No. 1 employer of […]


Burlington Northern Santa Fe Reports All-Time Record Quarterly EPS, Revenues and Operating Income

Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in BNSF


FORT WORTH, Texas — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation has reported all-time record quarterly earnings of $1.48 per diluted share, compared with third-quarter 2006 earnings of $1.33 per diluted share.
“BNSF achieved record quarterly revenues, operating income and earnings as a result of our diverse portfolio of businesses, strong cost control and improved yields. We were able […]


FRA: Nation’s First Freight Train Equipped with New, Safer Brake Technology Begins Operations

Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 in BNSF, FRA, Norfolk Southern, Safety


WASHINGTON — The first train fully equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake technology began hauling coal today in southwestern Pennsylvania under a waiver approved by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Administrator Joseph H. Boardman.
Norfolk Southern Railway is the first railroad to operate revenue service trains equipped with ECP brakes under the waiver, Boardman […]


BNSF Enhances Citizens for Rail Security Program With Videos and Expanded Website

Posted Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in BNSF, Terrorism/Security


FORT WORTH, Texas — Railroads transport much of the food, building materials, coal for electricity and consumer products that are utilized each day, and breaches in railroad security can threaten the national, state and local economies. As part of heightened security awareness, Americans are being asked to be the eyes and ears for law enforcement […]


BNSF Implements SAP Business Suite to Integrate Operations and Manage Rapid Business Growth

Posted Monday, September 10, 2007 in BNSF


FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Co. will transform its internal management system by implementing the SAP Business Suite family of business applications and Duet software from SAP and Microsoft.
The SAP rollout will establish a single platform that interconnects BNSF’s financial, human resource and compliance operations. This integrated enterprise landscape will improve transaction visibility, real-time […]


FreightCar America Builds New Design Ballast Cars for BNSF

Posted Friday, June 8, 2007 in BNSF, Miscellaneous


CHICAGO — FreightCar America, Inc. has delivered 162 electrically operated all-steel ballast cars to BNSF Railway from its railcar production facility in Johnstown, Pa.
These are the first ballast cars BNSF has acquired in over 20 years. They have higher capacity at 110 tons and feature a new technology operating system for the discharge doors.
The cars […]


Norfolk Southern and BNSF Railway to Test New Train Brake Technology

Posted Thursday, March 29, 2007 in BNSF, Norfolk Southern


FORT WORTH, Texas — Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) will begin testing a new braking system that may reduce the amount of time it takes to stop a train.
The project, authorized by the Federal Railroad Administration, calls for NS and BNSF to equip and test certain locomotives and freight cars with […]

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