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2022
ZEBOX announces partnerships with seven U.S. supply-chain and logistics organizations
ZEBOX announced strategic partnerships with seven U.S. organizations: BNSF Railway, Cargomatic, EDRAY, Ingram Industries, project44, the Port of Virginia and TRAC Intermodal.
2021
BNSF agrees to pay $1.5 million to resolve Clean Water Act allegations
BNSF Railway Corporation agreed to pay $1,513,750 to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations. The EPA said a 2018 derailment released heavy crude oil into waterways.
2021
BNSF agrees to pay to resolve Clean Water Act allegations
BNSF Railway Corporation agreed to pay $1,513,750 to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations related to oil discharges from a 2018 derailment. The EPA described the violations as alleged.
2021
Widow files suit against Amtrak and BNSF over derailment
Rebecca Schneider filed suit against Amtrak and BNSF over her husband's death in the Empire Builder derailment. The suit alleges negligence and claims the derailment resulted from poor track maintenance and inspection, reckless train operation, or malfunctioning train control systems; these are allegations in the filing.
2021
BNSF seeks eminent-domain powers for Weld County intermodal facility
BNSF Railway petitioned Weld County authorities for eminent-domain powers to acquire properties near its Hudson logistics center for a planned intermodal facility. The company said it had been unable to reach terms with owners of the remaining parcels.
2020
BNSF Railway announces CEO succession
BNSF Railway announced that current president and CEO Carl Ice will retire at the end of 2020 and executive vice president of operations Katie Farmer will assume the role at the start of 2021.
2020
BNSF lays off hundreds of employees
BNSF Railway laid off hundreds of employees, including about a dozen in Lincoln.
2020
BNSF announces closure of two Wyoming maintenance facilities
BNSF announced that its Donkey Creek maintenance facility would close on June 5 and its Guernsey shop would close on July 7, resulting in a combined loss of 130 jobs. The company said the closures were in response to changing customer business conditions and projected lower demand for rail cars.
2020
BNSF announces three maintenance shop closures
BNSF announced plans to close maintenance facilities in Glendive, Montana, and Donkey Creek and Guernsey, Wyoming. The closures were scheduled for June 5 and July 7, 2020.
2020
BNSF announces furloughs affecting 28 workers
BNSF announced furloughs for 28 workers in its Topeka mechanical department, citing changing customer business conditions and projected lower demand for rail cars.
2020
BNSF reports fourth-quarter and 2019 financial results
BNSF released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results. Fourth-quarter revenue declined 6% year over year while net income rose 4%; full-year net income rose 5%.
2019
Bunnel sues BNSF over rail-car collision
Brandan Bunnel sued BNSF Railway Company, alleging that BNSF employees were negligent and that there was not proper warning of rail cars on the track after rail cars struck his truck. The article reports that he is seeking more than $75,000; these are allegations in the lawsuit.
2002
BNSF introduces money-back guarantee on some carload shipments
BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) introduced a money-back guaranteed carload service, offered at a premium rate for commodities moving between the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest and Texas. BNSF will refund all charges for each load that arrives after an agreed-upon transit time, and plans to expand the service in December to freight moving between the Pacific Northwest and northern California, southern California and Arizona.