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 […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation is streamlining its intermodal network to focus on more profitable longer-haul service linking major markets. Lost in the shuffle: Service between low-volume origin-destination pairs as well as certain shorter-haul direct interline moves made in conjunction with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific through Chicago. The railroad informed customers today about numerous […]
Named Class I Railroads; Bill Stephens NEW YORK — Five of the big six Class I railroads reported traffic gains in the first half of the year amid a strong economy, tight truck supply, and soaring truck rates. BNSF Railway led the industry in growth through June 30, with traffic up 5 percent overall, according […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway recently complete upgrades to its renowned centralized Network Operations Center in Fort Worth. Reconstruction took more than a year of planning and displaced dispatchers for months. […]
Three CMRM volunteer trains brought to Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s BNSF Days are featured. There is a combined El Capitan – Super Chief, a grain train composed of cars from a variety (most BNSF heritage roads) railroads, and a Santa Fe intermodal train from the 1990s. […]
Three CMRM volunteer trains brought to Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s BNSF Days are featured. There is a combined El Capitan – Super Chief, a grain train composed of cars from a variety (most BNSF heritage roads) railroads, and a Santa Fe intermodal train from the 1990s. […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway recently recognized its 2017 Employees of the Year at an awards ceremony in Fort Worth. The annual Employees of the Year program identifies employees who have made exceptional contributions whose achievements exemplify BNSF’s vision and values through their commitment, leadership and focus on working safely and efficiently to meet […]
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose TRAINS: David Lassen NASHVILLE, Tenn. — BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose says Tuesday his company hopes to extract efficiencies out of positive train control implementation, but added that he is not about eliminating crews from cabs. He also says that BNSF is less interested in natural gas as […]
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — BNSF Railway announced this week that its 2018 capital expenditure program in California will be approximately $230 million. This year’s plan in California includes several capacity expansion projects in addition to scheduled maintenance projects to ensure BNSF continues to operate a safe and reliable rail network. BNSF operates a 2,000-mile network […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Enter the basement of Larry Normann’s home, and you’ll find an amazing HO scale freelance layout that brings BNSF operations straight to the heart of Appalachia! In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, you’ll enjoy watching modern trains carve up and down the hills […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Enter the basement of Larry Normann’s home, and you’ll find an amazing HO scale freelance layout that brings BNSF operations straight to the heart of Appalachia! In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, you’ll enjoy watching modern trains carve up and down the hills […]
A fresh BNSF Railway crew handling westbound stacks charges up the 10-mile grade from Belen, N.M., to Dalies on March 3, 2018. On the left, preliminary work continues on adding a third main line to this section of the Gallup Subdivision. Meanwhile, an eastbound vehicle train in the distance is first in line waiting as […]
