BNSF Railway Foundation Donates $150,000 to Spokane Riverfront Park

BNSF Railway Foundation helped Spokane Mayor David Condon kick off a fundraising campaign for the Spokane Riverfront Park by donating $150,000. Mayor Condon is looking to raise $2 million for the next phases of the Spokane Riverfront Park reinvention. Originally the site was home to the 1974 Worlds Fair and is a top destination in

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Helping Kids Get “Up Close” to Animals

With Blueberry, the knobbed hornbill ambassador looking on, BNSF Railway donated $20,000 to Woodland Park Zoo to help fund their Up CLOSE program. Up CLOSE is the Zoo’s ambassador animal outreach program. Designed for various age groups, Up CLOSE brings the zoo and environmental education programs to schools and community organizations. With a goal of

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The Great Northern Corridor

Constructed in the late 1800s, the Great Northern Railway was the only transcontinental railroad built using no federal money or land donations. Over the last 100 years, the Great Northern Railway has merged with other railroads bringing us to the present name, BNSF Railway. The east-west corridor runs from Chicago to several ports in the

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BNSF Plans $160 Million Capital Program in Washington for 2018

BNSF recently announced that its 2018 capital expenditure program in Washington will be approximately $160 million. To ensure BNSF continues to operate a safe and reliable rail network, this year’s plan in Washington remains focused on maintenance projects. The largest component of this year’s capital plan in the state will be for replacing and upgrading

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