Railway Age

BNSF Donates Hydrogen Test Locomotive to Oklahoma Railway Museum

BNSF has donated an alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by the railroad as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher in Southern California, to the Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM). Built as ...
The Columbian

‘Pollutants’ from BNSF locomotives in rail yard called ‘outrageous’ by Lincoln neighborhood residents

Smoke and steam billowing from locomotives parked at BNSF Railway’s maintenance yard near West 39th Street has some residents worried about what’s ending up in their air. “For more than seven years, ...
Nasdaq

BNSF Railway reaches tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on paid sick leave and improvements to work schedules for locomotive engineers

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and BNSF Railway have reached a system-wide agreement this week that will significantly benefit ...
Railway Age

Old Friends: Retired BNSF Engineer Restores Locomotive He Operated for 41 Years

A railroader’s dedication doesn’t end when they retire; their connection to the industry lasts a lifetime. Sam Bailey, a retired Santa Fe and BNSF locomotive engineer, singlehandedly restored a ...
Yahoo

This railroad has 100 extra locomotives ready to handle a container surge

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BNSF stack trains at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach. (Photo: BNSF) While U.S. logistics providers wait out the post-trade war ...
Trains

New Berkshire CEO: BNSF needs to improve its profitability

BNSF Railway needs to close the operating-ratio gap with the other Class I railroads, new Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said on Saturday in his first annual letter to shareholders. BNSF continues ...
Daily Inter Lake

BNSF crews assessing fuel leak from locomotive

BNSF Railway crews began assessing Tuesday the possible effects of a fuel leak on a train locomotive traveling between Browning and West Glacier. According to Montana Department of Environmental ...
Business Wire

IBEW, IAM, SMART-MD Unions File Outsourcing Suit Against BNSF Railway

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19, and International Association ...
Trains

Matson, BNSF announce measures to fight container theft

HONOLULU — Ocean shipping firm Matson, BNSF Railway, and heavy-duty lock maker War-Lok will partner to enhance security for ...
NBC Montana

BNSF locomotive leaks up to 1,000 gallons of diesel while traveling through northern Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. -- It’s definitely been a mild winter out across Big Sky Country, and February wasn’t much different. Let's take a look at some of the stats.Loo Kalispell City Council debates future ...
Business Wire

BNSF Railway Hydrogen Test Locomotive Donated to Oklahoma Railway Museum

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) has taken delivery of a historied alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by BNSF as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher ...