SEATTLE — A South Carolina man leapt from in front of an oncoming freight train, only to succumb to a passing Amtrak train south of Seattle on Sunday, the News Tribune reports. The Tacoma, Wash., news outlet cites a local public safety official saying that a transient man in his 20s was trespassing on railroad […]
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GE to build a battery-powered locomotive for BNSF use in California NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — GE Transportation will build a battery-only powered locomotive as part of a California emission reduction grant to BNSF Railway. Officials with the Fort Worth-based railroad announced on Thursday that California officials have tentatively awarded a $22.6-million Zero and Near Zero Emission Freight Facilities grant to BNSF. “BNSF is focused on continuing […]
Rose leaves strong legacy of growth and service at BNSF Railway NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose, right, and Berkshire Hathaway founder Warren Buffett pose in front of BNSF locomotive in this undated photo. BNSF Railway FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matthew K. Rose, who will retire in April, is being praised for a nearly two-decade leadership tenure defined by strong growth, service, […]
BNSF-CSX intermodal haulage deal should boost intermodal volume and Ohio terminal NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway The haulage rights deal BNSF Railway inked with CSX Transportation to reach Ohio Valley destinations via CSX’s intermodal terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio, should grow into a successful venture. “This makes lots of sense to reach further into the Ohio Valley without getting into the crosstown rubber-tire moves in Chicago,” says intermodal analyst […]
BNSF’s Rose to retire in 2019 NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose TRAINS: Steve Sweeney FORT WORTH, Texas — Matthew Rose will step down as executive chairman and retire from BNSF Railway in April 2019. At the end of his tenure, Rose will have been executive chairman for six years, and BNSF CEO for the prior 13 years. He also served […]
BNSF and CSX to launch California to Ohio direct intermodal service NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway in collaboration with CSX Transportation, today announced it will offer a direct-rail intermodal service between Los Angeles and North Baltimore, Ohio. The domestic and international container-only service is expected to begin on Oct. 29. The new service, which is designed to simplify customer supply chains, will run […]
E-commerce driving intermodal growth at BNSF Railway NEWSWIRE
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Your online purchases are helping put an increasing number of containers and trailers on BNSF Railway intermodal trains. E-commerce has been the biggest driver of domestic intermodal growth on the railroad this year, Tom Williams, BNSF’s group vice president for consumer products, told a shipper conference last week. Overall retail sales are […]
BNSF triple- and quadruple-track projects to improve Southern Transcon operations NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas – Capacity projects around three crew-change points on BNSF Railway’s busy Southern Transcon will help the railroad gain operational flexibility on its key route linking Los Angeles and Chicago. This month BNSF placed in service 5 miles of fourth main track on the Hereford Subdivision through Amarillo, Texas. Next month BNSF expects […]
BNSF challenges Kansas law on blocked crossings NEWSWIRE
WICHITA, Kan. — BNSF Railway is challenging a Kansas law limiting how long trains can block intersections, saying only the federal government, not the states, has the authority to regulation the issue. A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case last week in a special session at Wichita […]
BNSF engineers saved by PTC will still face investigation NEWSWIRE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – BNSF Railway engineers who are prevented by positive train control from passing a stop signal or exceeding a speed limit may face an investigation and discipline similar to if the system had not prevented an incident. Aaron Ratledge, BNSF’s general director of operating practices, explained the practice during a seminar at the […]
BNSF fire train stands ready to battle Montana wildfires NEWSWIRE
Water is crucial to any firefighting effort. BNSF carries it on flatcars and in tank cars. Two photos, Justin Franz WHITEFISH, Mont. – At the west end of BNSF Railway’s yard in Whitefish sit seven maintenance-of-way cars. The uninformed observer might not think much about the mix of tank cars and bulkhead flats, but the […]
BNSF executive pledges to fix Metra commuters’ woes NEWSWIRE
A screen image capture from a video of D.J. Mitchell, BNSF Railway vice president of passenger operations, speaking before Metra’s board of directors on Wednesday. METRA CHICAGO — A top BNSF Railway executive assured Metra board members Wednesday that the railroad was serious about eliminating the causes of overheated and overcrowded coach cars that had […]
