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Black History Month: BNSF Honors African Americans in Transportation

Posted on March 1, 2021

Andrew Jackson Beard revolutionized railroad safety with his invention of the Jenny automatic car coupler, which aimed to improve the knuckle coupler patented by Eli Janney in 1873. The knuckle coupler did the dangerous job of hooking railroad cars together, which previously was done by manually placing a pin in a link between the two…

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BNSF Employee Spotlight: Roger Hsieh

Posted on March 1, 2021

Best in Snow: Railfans Share Amazing Winter Shots of BNSF Trains in Action

Posted on March 1, 2021

Supporting Our Communities

Posted on March 1, 2021

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Salmon Bay bridge operator keeps railroad tradition alive

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Clark Asks: Railroad bridge under construction in Vancouver bound for Columbia River Gorge

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Protecting critical industrial lands

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All aboard: Train helps stop Finley wildfire in its tracks

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The need for rail infrastructure investment

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