TACOMA, Wash. – A former BNSF Railway locomotive engineer is suing the Class I railroad because he was allegedly fired after preventing a wreck at a yard in Portland, Ore., the Seattle Times reports. Earlier this month, a federal judge denied a motion by the railroad to throw out the case. According to court documents, […]
A westbound BNSF intermodal train leans into the famous elevated curves at Siberia, Calif., in April 2014. Four photos, Drew Halverson I witnessed an endless array of trains while growing up in the Midwest. Despite the diversity of railroads, the surrounding landscape was lacking. I needed mountains and deserts to go with the ubiquitous cityscapes […]
Two Montana Rail Link GP9s head up the Paradise Local as it crosses the Clark Fork River in Paradise, Mont. Three photos, Tom Danneman When I was asked to come up with 10 of my favorite spots to view and photograph railroading, I knew it wouldn’t be difficult. The difficulty was picking just 10 spots, […]
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A former BNSF Railway employee in Oregon has been convicted of murdering a supervisor in 2014, the Herald and News reports. James Forshee, 62, was convicted of murder last week in the April 2014 shooting death of Emery Connor, 42, at BNSF’s yard in Klamath Falls. After a week of testimony […]
Trains Magazine columnist Fred W. Frailey takes a look inside BNSF Railway’s busy Willow Springs intermodal yard, near Chicago. In this free download, you’ll get a peek behind the security fence to experience the rush to move priority UPS traffic into and out of the Windy City. […]
A BNSF Railway photo shows water rising above the rail on the Conroe Subdivision in Cleveland, Texas. Cleveland is approximately one hour north of Houston. BNSF Railway This BNSF-issued map illustrates the current state of its network in the Houston area as of Tuesday evening. BNSF Railway HOUSTON — Historic flooding from Hurricane Harvey is […]
REYNOLDS, Ind. — There’s good news in the air for the metallic ore business units of BNSF Railway and CSX Transportation as plans were announced in late July to re-open shuttered mining facilities in Minnesota in addition to the opening of a new taconite pellet plant in Indiana. Republic Steel and ERP Iron Ore LLC […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — BNSF Railway’s local between Galesburg and Streator, Ill., L CHI 101, is shown running West at Ancona, Ill., from a public grade crossing on Saturday, July 22, 2017. The power on this train for the last several months has been interesting, anything from former Santa Fe “Superfleet” 500 series four-axle GE’s to […]
This is a video layout tour of Ron Marsh’s N-scale layout, the Texas Colorado & Western Railway. The TC&W is a protolanced model of BNSF operations From Fort Worth, TX, into central Colorado in 2008. The layout is a double deck, point-to-point style with approximately 100 feet of visible mainline, a 9 1/2 turn helix […]
This is a video layout tour of Ron Marsh’s N-scale layout, the Texas Colorado & Western Railway. The TC&W is a protolanced model of BNSF operations From Fort Worth, TX, into central Colorado in 2008. The layout is a double deck, point-to-point style with approximately 100 feet of visible mainline, a 9 1/2 turn helix […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway recognized a special group of employees for their outstanding achievements in 2016 at an awards ceremony last night in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual Employees of the Year program identifies employees who have made exceptional contributions while demonstrating BNSF’s vision and values through their commitment, leadership and focus on […]
Augusta, Ga. Google Maps AUGUSTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern, BNSF Railway, and CSX Transportation have dispatched executive trains to the 2017 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta. The trains are run for the benefit of shippers and other guests of the railroads, with the primary purpose of providing overnight accommodations […]
