BNSF Railway

There are so many things we are thankful for, but we are especially grateful for our customers and employees!    Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. 🦃🍂

Innovation and collaboration with our supply chain partners are key to delivering value for rail customers while preserving competition and choice. More about how BNSF approaches serving its customers on Freightwaves: https://lnkd.in/ec6aEaVc

November is National Family Caregivers Month — a time to honor the many people, including BNSF employees, who balance their careers while caring for loved ones. Whether supporting children, aging parents, or family members with special needs, their dedication makes a profound impact. At BNSF, we recognize that caregiving takes resilience, compassion, and strength. Thank you for bringing those qualities to your families and to our workplace every day.  #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth

Hear what it’s really like to set up shop at a BNSF Logistics Center straight from Hudson Asphalt Terminal in Colorado! 🎤   P.S. It’s easier than you think, and it can save you time and money!  💡 Thinking about establishing a rail-served facility at a Logistics Center near you?  Reach out today and see how easy it can be. We’re here to support you every step of the way. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e5asx7BP 

🏗️ Lead a railroad's structures team on the North Chicago Division! 🏗️   Join BNSF as a Structures Supervisor. Help maintain and improve the bridges and structures that keep freight moving across North America. This role covers our North Chicago Division, spanning from Creston, Iowa to Galesburg, Illinois and Prescott, Wisconsin.   What You’ll Do:   🚧Oversee maintenance, construction, and inspection of bridges and structures   🚧Ensure safety compliance and coordinate with multiple departments   🚧Manage planning, budgeting, and training programs   Qualifications:   🛠️Experience in structures engineering   🛠️Knowledge of bridge construction, inspection, and maintenance   🛠️Strong leadership and supervisory skills   🛠️Familiarity with FRA and OSHA standards   🛠️Safety-focused and able to obtain BNSF Tier III Certification within 6 months   Position requires approximately 50% travel. A company vehicle is provided.   Help shape the future of freight rail transportation with BNSF!   🔗 Apply Now: https://bit.ly/4ica6ui   #EngineeringJobs #StructuresSupervisor #RailroadCareers #NowHiring

Something new is happening at BNSF-served customer NEW Cooperative. The co-op, which operates rail-served facilities across Iowa, recently expanded its Osceola location by adding a dry fertilizer facility to its existing grain shuttle train-loading loop track.   The new addition includes a dry fertilizer dump pit, conveyor system, and a large fertilizer warehouse. Since October, the facility has been unloading potash, phosphate and sulfate fertilizers through the new system.   For now, NEW Cooperative is unloading single-car shipments of dry fertilizer, but as volumes grow, some of those movements could be converted to unit trains in the future.   Thank you, NEW Cooperative, for your continued trust in BNSF.

And just like that … we’re off!    This morning, the first train of our “Parcel Peak” season departed Willow Springs, Illinois.    These parcels are the first of tens of millions of packages we’ll be moving across our network during the holidays for our customers.    Thanks to all BNSF team members involved in what is sure to be another successful season, delivering packages to you safely, securely, and efficiently. 

What does the term “shoofly” have to do with railroading? You’re about to find out!   A BNSF grain train was first to cross our new 404-foot rail bridge in late October just north of Fargo, North Dakota. The bridge was built over a 30-mile stormwater diversion channel that will alleviate flooding. This was the first of three bridges to be built as part of this project. The second bridge opened Wednesday, Nov. 12.   BNSF worked with the Red River Valley Alliance (RRVA), an organization formed to help prevent a repeat of catastrophic flooding of the area around Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota.   “We appreciate working with RRVA and their efforts to ensure we continue serving our North Dakota customers while also partnering long-term to aid in flood protection for the community,” said BNSF Twin Cities Division Engineer Steve Lyne.    During bridge construction, a shoofly, which is railroad lingo for a temporary track, was built to route trains around the site. With the opening of the first bridge, the shoofly is no longer needed and will soon be taken out of service.

The Longhorn Council, Scouting America honored BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer with its Distinguished Citizen Award on Nov. 12. The award recognizes individuals who embody leadership, determination and values and have contributed significantly to the community. Thank you to the Longhorn Council and Scouting America for the award, and for instilling great values and leadership skills in our young leaders. We hope to see some of them joining our ranks in the future.

Congratulations to the 101 BNSF team members at our Brainerd, Minnesota, rail equipment repair facility who recently notched a significant safety milestone: more than two years without a reportable injury. And over the past decade, they’ve logged only two reportable injuries.   In those 10 years, the team has remanufactured 1,021 pieces of equipment and performed major repair on 77 units. Remanufacturing this equipment means they face a wide range of safety exposures, from welding and grinding to electrical systems, hydraulics and overhead cranes to forklifts.   “They look out for one another, participate in task-specific briefings and truly care about everyone going home each day the same way they showed up for work,” said Shop Manager Shawn Andrews of the team. He attributes their safety success to a simple but powerful principle: “Be your brother’s keeper.”