BNSF

BNSF is training 500 Washington first responders and by early October the railroad will surpass its goal of training 600 first responders in community hazmat trainings that are being held throughout the state.

BNSF Railway Co. last week said it is planning to spend $5 billion on capital expenditures in 2014, which would be a new single-year record for the company and a $1 billion increase over its 2013 capital spend.

A BNSF freight train derailed near Casselton, N.D., prompting authorities to evacuate 300 people as a precaution, The Associated Press reported. Video of the train wreck showed what appeared to be a massive explosion. Click here for more about the derailment.    

FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway was presented with TRANSCAER’s National Achievement Award this week for enhancing community safety.