BNSF Investing $3.4 Billion Across its System

BNSF’s 2017 capital expenditure plan will be about $3.4 billion, which will include $175 million that will be invested in Washington state. “Each year we establish a capital plan that reflects the future needs of our customers and the constant need to keep our infrastructure in good working condition. This year’s capital plan ensures we

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BNSF, Contractors Provide First Responders with Winter Oil Spill Response Training

BNSF, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Boundary and Bonner County Emergency Management, and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality completed an all-day cold weather oil spill response training on Saturday, Jan. 14th on the Kootenai River.   Approximately 40 Boundary and Bonner County and Tribal first responders, and oil spill contractors were trained in the use of

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BNSF Employees Clear Tracks of Heavy Snow

In recent days, as severe weather hit parts of BNSF’s North Region, employees have been working to maintain service under challenging conditions.  This video shows teams on BNSF’s Montana Division operating rotary snow plows and other equipment to clear snow drifts. On the Mobridge Subdivision near Lemmon, S.D., for instance, snow drifts were as high

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