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Don't say Matt didn't warn you
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BNSF CEO warns rail regulation may backfireOngoing efforts to bulk up regulation of the railroad industry -- and stem some price increases -- may well backfire by sapping incentives to improve and grow railways, the top executive of the nation's largest railroad by revenue warned Wednesday, the D...
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The DrainOdors Investigators must be eating this shit up
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Cops seek men who shot at BNSF trainKINGMAN, Ariz. - It certainly wasn't the "Great Train Robbery," but it could have ended up much worse, the Kingman Daily Miner reports. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is seeking information about someone shooting at a train on Saturday. A gro...
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BNSF's Rose talks transportation, economy
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BNSF's Rose talks transportation, economyFORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Rose, chairman, president and CEO of BNSF Railway, spoke about the railroad industry and the economy this morning as part of the Tandy Executive Speaker Series for the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. Ros...
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Layoffs at BNSF? Not really, says spokesmanGALESBURG, Ill. - The rumors of mass layoffs at Knox County's largest employer have been greatly exaggerated, the WGIL Web site reports. That's according to Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesperson Steve Forsberg, who says rumors the railroad will be...
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Railroad bandits sought
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Railroad bandits soughtGRANTS, N.M. Law enforcement officials and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway are asking citizens to be on the lookout for five rail bandits operating along Interstate 40 and and for suspicious activity near the BNSF tracks parallel to the highway, the Gallup, N.M.,...
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Due to economy, executives’ merit raises may be limited at BNSF
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Due to economy, executives merit raises may be limited at BNSF (The following story by James Carlson appeared on The Capital-Journal website on February 5, 2009.) TOPEKA, Kan. On a conference call last month laying out the year's earnings, Burlington Northern Santa Fe head Matt Rose said the curre...
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EIGHT DEADLY DECISIONS
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To All BNSF Northlines LC's,As most of you are aware, the BNSF recently posted a notice stating that alternative handling would no longer be available for incidents involving the eight deadly decisions. Several LC's contacted our office after learning of these notices, asking for our positio...
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BNSF orders A1A version of ES44AC
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WTF? Why shell out loads of bucks for a completely redesigned Loco? Why not just cut #2 and #5 motor out on a standard ES44AC? Its not like a DC traction motor Locomotive that you lose power and Dynamics when ya cut an axle out. Yes, the program for tractive effort will probably have to be changed, but tha...
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PROFIT SHARING
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All Concerned,While attending meetings at the Ft Worth NOC this afternoon, we were advised that BNSF was going to announce their ICP Payout earlier than expected. It has come in at "80.67" percent of the 12% maximum of the qualifying earnings as described in the agreement language. Si...
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Money, money...and still more!
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BNSF Earnings Report BNSF beats Street; '09 capital program announced BNSF Wednesday reported improved earnings and revenue for both its fourth quarter and full-year 2008. Quarterly revenue rose 3% to $4.25 billion compared to the comparable 2007 quarter, while earnings of $1.79 per diluted sh...
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Buffett ups stakes in BNSF
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Buffett ups Burlington Northern stake to 21.8 pct (Reuters circulated the following on January 21, 2009.) NEW YORK Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) has raised its stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BNI.N) to 21.8 percent, after spending about $271 million this...
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Private?
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Will Buffett take BNSF private?Ever since the first quarter of 2007, Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway has been buying into Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., writes Wall Street analyst Eric Kuong for GuruFocus. Buffett now owns 20.5 percent of the railroad holding company. Warren Buffett ha...
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Four mudslides in ONE day!
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All within one stretch of mainline track b'tween Seattle and Mukilteo... But we keep it going! Northwest Division: From Snow to Floods in Four Weeks 2009-01-12 BNSF employees on the Northwest Division experienced record-breaking snowfall and extreme temperatures in December only to shift to h...
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Here are some tips on surviving the upcomming furloughs: 1. Get a job 2. Invest in DOW chemical 3. Pimp out your wife We have a lot of great members here that more than willing to help so if any of you have any more ideas, please feel free to join in. Thanks Briz
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It's only $500K
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BNSF Railway gives $500,000 for Glacier's 100th anniversary (The following story by Rickard Ecke appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on January 13, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. A railroad has continued its longstanding love affair with a big, beautiful park. The Burlington Northern Santa F...
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The grass is greener in Wyoming
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Wyo. avoids major railroad layoffsCASPER, Wyo. -- U.S. railroads are laying off workers in response to seasonal fluctuations and the economic downturn, the Associated Press reported. But the two main railroad companies operating in Wyoming say their cuts will have little impact in the state. BN...
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Wish in one hand and shit in the other.........
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Sheriff wants to recoup costs from derailmentFARGO, N.D. -- The Cass County sheriff's office wants to be reimbursed for responding to a train derailment near Page, the Associated Press reports. Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney says a BNSF Railway representative asked him to compile the department...
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Furloughs
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BNSF furloughs some employees (The following appeared at KFDA.com on December 10.) AMARILLO, Texas Members of our community making more than 50 thousand dollars a year may be leaving Amarillo thanks to the economy. Anonymous insiders working for the railroad tell us those hired after 2005 are at r...
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Coal tonnage record set
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BNSF sets PRB line coal-tonnage record in NovemberLast month, BNSF Railway Co. loaded 15.3 million tons of coal on the joint line in the Powder River Basin (PRB), setting a new monthly record, www.progressiverailroading.com reported. The previous high-water mark of 15.2 million tons was set in S...
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Date: November 8, 2008 10:19 Tracing locomotives on the BNSF? Author: upbuddyboy Anyone know if or how a person can trace the location/destination of particular units on the BNSF? If so, could you kindly send me a private message with that info? Much appreciated. upbuddyboy
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Fuel surcharges 'on hold' at BNsf
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BNSF puts fuel surcharge changes on hold BNSF announced Tuesday that "due to current volatility in the fuel markets," it was postponing fuel surcharge changes that had been scheduled to take effect in January and February 2009. "These changes would have extended the mileage-bas...
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Extreme Trainz History Channel
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FREIGHT TRAIN Tuesday, November 18th at 10PM ET/9C Going from the port of Los Angeles to Dallas/Fort Worth, this high-priority freight train, one of Matt's longtime favorites, brings goods from the Far East to stores across the US. In this episode Matt endures the searing heat of the Mojave desert,...
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BNSF Cop shoots nutcase
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Man is shot after threatening RR police officer (The following story by Wendy Owen appeared on The Oregonian website on October 26.) PORTLAND, Ore. A BNSF Railway Co. police officer shot and injured a man Saturday afternoon after the man threw a lighted gas can on the ground and pointed a weapon at the...
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The oracle is buying
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Berkshire Hathway buys 825,000 shares in BNSFNEW YORK - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. revealed in a regulatory filing Thursday (Oct. 30) that billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathway Inc. on Oct. 28 bought 825,000 shares of the Fort Worth, Texas-based company, RRT News repo...
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Quick explanation of EO26
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FRA Emergency Order 26 as it pertains to BNSF Locomotive Engineers in Freight Service As BNSF Engineers, none of us has any Railroad supplied cell phones or devices so I won't address rules regulating our use of them. When the train is moving, your cell phone must be off and ear piece removed. When yo...
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