FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has received the first overhauled locomotives from new rebuild programs at GE Transportation and EMD within the last two weeks. Each program is unique, with both designed to improve the reliability of the locomotives while standardizing much of the mechanical equipment inside. BNSF will overhaul 12 SD70MACs and 20 […]
Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief No. 3 splits the semaphores at East Watrous at Milepost 750 in January 2013. Chase Gunnoe WATROUS, N.M. – A section of the BNSF Railway-owned Raton Subdivision received signal upgrades in late July, replacing a section of historic early 20th century Santa Fe semaphore signals. Raton Pass, along the railroad’s Raton […]
BNSF LNG test locomotive No. 9131, an EMD SD70ACe, is one of two engines being moved by the railroad to the upper Midwest for cold-weather testing. No. 9131 is shown with sister engine 9130 and a fuel tender at Trinidad, Colo., in 2014. Chip Sherman MINNEAPOLIS – BNSF is shifting its Liquefied Natural Gas testing […]
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Montana Agriculture Department Director Ron de Yong has informally asked BNSF Railway officials to reopen the Great Falls to Helena line to help deal with increased traffic and delays in shipping along the Hi-Line in northern Montana, the Great Falls Tribune reports. De Yong tells the Tribune he made the request […]
In this episode of Drew’s Trackside Adventure, the “epic” trek for 2014 heads back home to Wisconsin. Mike and KJ peel off quickly, leaving Tom and Drew to pilot along I-94 and the BNSF main line through North Dakota and Minnesota. The two show there’s just as much railroad action and stunning scenery in the […]
In this episode of Drew’s Trackside Adventure, the “epic” trek for 2014 heads back home to Wisconsin. Mike and KJ peel off quickly, leaving Tom and Drew to pilot along I-94 and the BNSF main line through North Dakota and Minnesota. The two show there’s just as much railroad action and stunning scenery in the […]
Auto racks on a derailed BNSF train near Walong, Calif. Phil Cornyn BNSF and UP locomotives involved in a collision near Walong, Calif. Phil Cornyn Cars derailed in a collision near Walong, Calif. Phil Cornyn BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Early this morning, a BNSF Railway train rear-ended a Union Pacific freight in Southern California, about 40 miles […]
MINOT, N.D. – With extreme winter weather in North Dakota over the last two days closing roads and making for difficult travel conditions, BNSF Railway has resorted to moving crews using “snow coaches” – two unit light engine moves. The locomotives take the place of crew vans that normally shuttle crews to different locations. With no […]
Boeing fuselages on BNSF train H-KCKDEN1-13 detouring near Wellington, Kan., on July 14, 2011. Keel Middleton RENTON, Wash. – BNSF Railway will add another 14 special cars to carry Boeing 737 fuselages in the coming months to match Boeing’s rising production of its most popular aircraft model, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports. The additional cars […]
BNSF Ry. is using O gauge trains to share its story with the public. […]
BNSF Ry. is using O gauge trains to share its story with the public. […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has launched an interactive map that showcases various events and activities along its transcontinental rail system. The map uses various markers to highlight events such as community projects, news updates, photos, and videos along with historical information. Users have the ability to filter the data and zoom into a […]
