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3 arrested in Sioux Falls rail yard theftSIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Sioux Falls police arrested three people for allegedly trying to take nearly a ton of steel from a local rail yard, the Associated Press reported. A police officer Wednesday afternoon noticed a pickup truck riding low and traveling throu...
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BNSF recalls 122 in Galesburg
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BNSF recalls 122 in GalesburgGALESBURG, Ill. BNSF, Galesburgs biggest employer, has rehired all 122 of the employees the company furloughed locally in the wake of the economic downturn that began in 2008, the Register-Mail reports. Gates Rubber, meanwhile, has refilled eight positions it cut i...
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Woman sues BNSF over cancer
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Woman sues BNSF over cancerLIVINGSTON, Mont. -- A former Livingston woman has sued Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Corp., alleging environmental pollution caused her cancer, according to the Associated Press. Debra Bickford of Bridger filed the lawsuit Wednesday. It alleges BNSF knowingly dis...
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BNSF crew members swim to safety as train hits boulder, derails into river (The following appeared on the Casper Tribune website on May 13, 2010.) CASPER, Wyo. A freight train hit a large boulder in Wind River Canyon on Wednesday afternoon and slid down a 50-foot embankment into the river, spilling s...
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BNSF boots up redesigned Web site
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BNSF boots up redesigned Web siteOn May 17, BNSF Railway Co. planned to unveil its redesigned website at www.bnsf.com, Progressive Railroading reported. The Class I spent the past several months developing the new design, which lays a foundation for continued site improvements, according to BN...
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Missouri allocates $35 million for controversial BNSF project
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Missouri allocates $35 million for controversial BNSF project (The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on May 18, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. Veiled by the Kansas debate over cutting services or raising taxes was a $35 million gem that lawmakers left for BNSF Railway...
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Wowee! New BNsf websight!
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BNSF's new external Website goes live May 17 Friday, May 14, 2010 The new bnsf.com will be officially unveiled on Monday, May 17. The new design is the result of months of work and lays the foundation for continued improvement. Content, photos and graphics on the existing site have been reviewed and u...
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BNSF earnings surge for 1Q 2010
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BNSF earnings surge for 1Q 2010BNSF Railway saw its profit surge 73 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier to $506 million, as revenue grew 13 percent to $3.864 billion, reports the Journal of Commerce. The rail firm, second largest in North America after western-U.S. rival Union Pacific...
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BNSF sued for collision that killed 2 in Minn.
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BNSF sued for collision that killed 2 in Minn.MINNEAPOLIS -- The family of a Minnesota couple struck and killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train in 2008 has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit, he Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reported. Ft. Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railw...
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BNSF train hits a big rock in Wyoming
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BNSF fails to overturn STB rate decision
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BNSF fails to overturn STB rate decisionBNSF Railway did not get much satisfaction in fighting a major coal rate judgment against it by the Surface Transportation Board, as the U.S. Court of Appeals largely backed the STB decision, reports the Journal of Commerce. The appeals court of the District...
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Crow Indian Reservation landowners critical of BNSF
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Crow Indian Reservation landowners critical of BNSF (The following story by Diane Cochran appeared on The Billings Gazette website on May 12, 2010.) BILLINGS, Mont. Property owners on the Crow Indian Reservation say BNSF Railway Co. has perpetually neglected fences that keep livestock off its t...
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BNSF upgrading Wyoming tracks
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BNSF upgrading Wyoming tracks (The following story by Tom Mast appeared on the Casper Star-Tribune website on May 8, 2010.) CASPER, Wyo. BNSF Railway Co. plans to spend $84 million on track improvements in Wyoming this year. Major projects will include rail, tie and surfacing work, BNSF spokesman...
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Buffett's firm releases details of $3.6B 1Q profit
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Buffett's firm releases details of $3.6B 1Q profit (The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on May 8, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday it benefited from an improving economy and investment gains related to its acquisition of BNSF railroad in the firs...
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Warren Should've Been Paying Attention
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Buffett: I should have bought a railroad three years agoPrint article E-mail article to a friendPublished: Monday, May 03, 2010OMAHA, Neb. At the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway Saturday, there was just one question about freight railroads during the hours of questions from dozens of share...
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One on one with Burlington Northern CEO Matthew Rose
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One on one with Burlington Northern CEO Matthew Rose (The following story from Nightly Business Report appeared at PBS.org on April 29, 2010) SUSIE GHARIB: Investors from around the world will head to Omaha this weekend to see Warren Buffett. The billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway will headlin...
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A new color for BNSF motors?
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To All, Please be advised that the leather gloves will be restocked in the PPE machine. Thanks for the help in addressing the glove issue.
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Suspicious packages delay trains in Seattle
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Suspicious packages delay trains in Seattle (The Associated Press circulated the following on April 20, 2010.) SEATTLE A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman says two Amtrak trains and five Sounder commuter trains were delayed Tuesday evening after two suspicious packages were seen near the...
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California group protests BNSF rail yard pollution
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California group protests BNSF rail yard pollution (The following story by Michael J. Sorba appeared on the San Bernardino County Sun website on April 20, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. Equipped with breathing masks, picket signs and megaphones, around 50 people on Tuesday protested outside of t...
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BNSF moves idled rail cars from Helena and Great Falls, Mont.
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BNSF moves idled rail cars from Helena and Great Falls, Mont. (The following story by John S. Adams appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on April 21, 2010.) HELENA, Mont. Railroad workers on Tuesday began moving some of the long-idled railcars between Great Falls and Helena. According to BNS...
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Judge raps state of Montana over rail dispute with BNSF
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Judge raps state of Montana over rail dispute with BNSF (The following story by Donna Evaro appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on April 15, 2010.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. U.S. District Magistrate Keith Strong on Tuesday granted BNSF Railway Co.'s motion for summary judgment and denied Central...
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Minnesota, they're always from Minnesota
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Minnesota Woman Survives Train CollisionWADENA, Minn. (AP) A Minnesota woman has survived being rear-ended by a freight train as she drove on railroad tracks. The Otter Tail County sheriff's office, Minnesota, says the 28-year-old New York Mills woman was driving alone on the tracks about 4:30 a...
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New overpass may silence BNSF whistles near Seattle's Safeco Field
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New overpass may silence BNSF whistles near Seattle's Safeco Field (The following story by Susan Gilmore appeared on the Seattle Times website on April 12, 2010.) SEATTLE It's a signature at Safeco Field as popular as the garlic fries: train whistles. Fans at Safeco Field are used to the interrupti...
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BNSF: Permit needed for sidewalk that’s been there 50 years
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BNSF: Permit needed for sidewalk thats been there 50 years (The following story by Carolyn Lange appeared on the West Central Tribune website on April 11, 2010.) ATWATER, Minn. A well-used sidewalk that has crossed the railroad tracks in Atwater for more than 50 years could be ripped up unless the ci...
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