This hot eastbound BNSF Railway “Z train” is seen near Bucklin, Mo., on July 28, 2013. The searchlight signals are a hallmark of the former Santa Fe route. Photo by Russell J. Lyon […]
Searchlight sentinels
Railroad: BNSF
Rochelle, Ill.
Rochelle, Ill., is known as the Hub City for good reason. Main lines of both BNSF Railway and Union Pacific cross on the west side of town. Because of this, and the heavy rail traffic they bring, the city of Rochelle started the Rochelle Railroad Park in 1998. As many as 120 trains a day […]
BNSF, UP trains collide near Tehachapi Loop NEWSWIRE
Auto racks on a derailed BNSF train near Walong, Calif. Phil Cornyn BNSF and UP locomotives involved in a collision near Walong, Calif. Phil Cornyn Cars derailed in a collision near Walong, Calif. Phil Cornyn BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Early this morning, a BNSF Railway train rear-ended a Union Pacific freight in Southern California, about 40 miles […]
BNSF running “snow coaches” to move crews NEWSWIRE
MINOT, N.D. – With extreme winter weather in North Dakota over the last two days closing roads and making for difficult travel conditions, BNSF Railway has resorted to moving crews using “snow coaches” – two unit light engine moves. The locomotives take the place of crew vans that normally shuttle crews to different locations. With no […]
BNSF to add 14 cars to carry Boeing 737 fuselages NEWSWIRE
Boeing fuselages on BNSF train H-KCKDEN1-13 detouring near Wellington, Kan., on July 14, 2011. Keel Middleton RENTON, Wash. – BNSF Railway will add another 14 special cars to carry Boeing 737 fuselages in the coming months to match Boeing’s rising production of its most popular aircraft model, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports. The additional cars […]
A railroad’s railroad – BNSF’s O gauge layout
BNSF Ry. is using O gauge trains to share its story with the public. […]
A railroad’s railroad – BNSF’s O gauge layout
BNSF Ry. is using O gauge trains to share its story with the public. […]
Steam and diesel on Santa Fe’s Surf Line
Watch a video clip of Santa Fe E1’s on a San Diegan meeting a 4-6-2 with the former Valley Flyer train from the DVD program Glory Machines, Vol. 1, produced by Herron Rail Video. […]
Steam and diesel on Santa Fe’s Surf Line
Watch a video clip of Santa Fe E1’s on a San Diegan meeting a 4-6-2 with the former Valley Flyer train from the DVD program Glory Machines, Vol. 1, produced by Herron Rail Video. […]
BNSF launches interactive map NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has launched an interactive map that showcases various events and activities along its transcontinental rail system. The map uses various markers to highlight events such as community projects, news updates, photos, and videos along with historical information. Users have the ability to filter the data and zoom into a […]
BNSF Railway crew districts
This Map of the Month appeared in the May 2004 issue of Trains magazine. If a system map is an archaeological record of mergers, acquisitions, abandonments, and line sales, then a crew-district map is the record of all of these, plus technological change and traffic pattern change, with a great deal of law and contract negotiations […]
BNSF Railway’s carload network
This Map of the Month appeared in the January 2004 issue of Trains. Al first glance, this looks like the route map of an airline. In reality, it’s BNSF Railway’s merchandise freight traffic network (i.e., cars not moving in unit trains from one common origin to one destination). It’s no coincidence they look the same, for […]
