C&S: NW2 SW7 SW1200 SD7 SD9 SD45 SD40 SD40-2 U30C. [52] In March, 2008, the railroad was completing the triple-tracking of Cajon Pass in California, creating four tracks through the pass—three BNSF (former Santa Fe and newly installed) and one Union Pacific (former Southern Pacific). BNSF Railway crude train derails in Washington state, causes fire on train Texas AG pushed to rescind Houston virus relief funding U.S. seeks to calm fears of UK virus variant as U.S. infections top 18 million According to the 2007 BNSF Annual Report, at the end of 2007 the railway had more than 40,000 employees; 6,400 locomotives (8,359 as of 2018); and 85,338 freight cars (72,369 as of 2018). In 1981 the BN reorganized to a holding company and fully incorporate most of these lines. It absorbed the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) in 1980. "BNSF" replaced "SANTA FE" on the front of the unit, and "Burlington Northern Santa Fe" was painted on the side. It built one of the first transcontinental railroads in North America, linking Chicago and Southern California; major branches led to Texas, Denver, and San Francisco. 582 (Sub-No. The first locomotive to bear BNSF lettering was BN SD70MAC No. BNSF Railway Company Leased Lines and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries Class 1 Railroad Annual Report To the Surface Transportation Board For the Year Ending December 31, 2019 ACAA-R1 BNSF Railway Company 2650 Lou Menk Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76131. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway Company (reporting mark BNSF) is the largest freight railroad network in North America. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the railroad's parent company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.[4]. SUBSIDIARIES. These rights allow the BNSF to operate its own trains with its own crews on competing railroads' main tracks. The mechanical division also controls 46 additional facilities responsible for car maintenance and daily running repairs. The company uses a single caboose with the reporting mark BN 12580. [citation needed], The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) was chartered in 1859. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 41,000 employees,[1] 32,500 miles (52,300 km) of track in 28 states, and more than 8,000 locomotives. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORPORATION (DE), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Insurance Company, Ltd. (Bermuda), FreightWise Commercial Services, LLC (DE), The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (DE), BNSF Equipment Acquisition Company, LLC (DE), Burlington Northern Dock Corporation (DE), The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company de Mexico,S.A. Each division is further divided into subdivisions, which represent segments of track ranging from 300-mile (482 km) mainlines to 10-mile (16 km) branch-lines. All Aboard Florida, the FECI subsidiary established to run this new service, has said earlier that it plans on 90-mph operation between West Palm Beach and Cocoa, and hopes to operate at up to 120 mph between Cocoa and Orlando International Airport on new track it will construct. [38], BNSF serves over 1,500 grain elevators, located mostly in the Midwest on former BN lines. Due to the program, BNSF has been the industry leader in lowering the number of grade-crossing collisions. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's main contribution to BNSF was the Southern Transcon, a fast intermodal corridor connecting Southern California and Chicago. On November 3, 2009, Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway would buy BNSF for $44 billion. 1)) on June 11, 2001, requiring any new application to merge two Class I railroads, with the exception of smaller Kansas City Southern Railway, to demonstrate that competition would be preserved and address effects of defensive moves by other carriers. Some railfans also refer to the logo as "The Wedge" scheme.[62]. A portion of the Pacific Railroad became the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco). This program, in which BNSF works with communities and landowners to identify unnecessary or redundant crossings, has helped close more than 2,900 of BNSF's railway crossings throughout the United States. [18] Regional Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway also obtained trackage rights over BN from Peoria to Galesburg, Illinois, a BN hub where it could interchange with SP[19] (which had rights on BN dating from 1990[20]). BNSF has received E.H. Harriman Award for safety multiple times. 9297 (renumbered to 8197, then renumbered again to its present number 1474). UP was satisfied with a single segment of trackage rights from Abilene, Kansas to Superior, Nebraska, which BN and ATSF had both served. In September 2020, BNSF Railway, among Berkshire Hathaway's largest entities, hired its first female CEO, Kathryn Farmer. Not including second, third and fourth main-line trackage, yard trackage, and siding trackage, BNSF directly owns and operates over 24,000 miles (38,624 kilometers) of track. First BNSF lettered locomotive utilizing the Santa Fe "Superfleet" paint scheme while retaining the Santa Fe cigar band on the nose. [58], On January 24, 2005, as part of its tenth anniversary celebration, the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway was renamed BNSF Railway, which adopted a new logo. BN never abandoned the line and began rehabilitating it in early 1996, and the route reopened in early December, relieving the crowded Stevens Pass. [26][27] The Surface Transportation Board, successor to the ICC, approved the UP-SP merger on July 3,[28] and UP control of SP took effect on September 11, 1996. However, president and CEO Robert Krebs said the railroad was big enough for two designs, and Santa Fe's "Warbonnet" (with "BNSF" instead of "Santa Fe" on the front[57]) remained alongside the new "Heritage I" scheme. The locomotives have since been returned after the cab cars went back into service. Michael W. Blaszak, STB slams on the brakes on mergers. The upgrade program includes: double- and triple-tracking 40 miles (64 km) of track and a second mainline track through New Mexico's Abo Canyon on the former ATSF transcontinental line; expanding the Lincoln, Nebraska, classification yard and double- and triple-tracking 50 miles (80 km) of track in Wyoming's Powder River Basin region; expansions at eight of the railroad's larger intermodal facilities, and extending many sidings and expanding and improving refueling facilities. Originally delivered with Santa Fe "Superfleet" red walkways, later changed to green. Since 2005, BNSF's locomotives feature black instead of dark green paint, reminiscent of the original 1970 Burlington Northern scheme. BNSF and its chief competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the Western U.S. and share trackage rights over thousands of miles of track. [6][7][8][9][10] On February 12, 2010, shareholders of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation voted in favor of the acquisition.[11]. Most of BNSF's BN-ordered SD70MAC's still bear the Executive colors of Grinstein green and cream. Other Metra cars assigned to BNSF have the current BNSF "swoosh" logo next to the door. Although the two systems complemented each other with little overlap,[16] in contrast to the Santa Fe-Southern Pacific merger, which failed because it would have eliminated competition in many areas of the Southwest, BN and ATSF came to agreements with most other Class Is to keep them from opposing the merger. BNSF was created Sept. 22, 1995, from the merger of Burlington Northern, Inc. (parent company of Burlington Northern Railroad) and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation (parent company of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway). 582) on mergers involving any two Class I railroads, citing widespread opposition not only to the merger but its effects, likely starting the final round of mergers into two big systems. BNSF Logistics provides an assortment of rail and rail-related service options. BNSF locomotives also occasionally show up on competitors' tracks throughout the United States and Canada by way of leases, mileage equalizations, and other contractual arrangements. BNSF and CN immediately turned to the U.S. Court of Appeals,[34] which on July 14 ruled that the STB's right to regulate mergers allowed a moratorium, and the two railroads called off the merger. The combination would have benefited both companies by expanding available cash for capacity improvements, and allowing for longer single-system movements. With CN's lines located primarily in Canada and, through subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad, on a north-south corridor near BNSF's eastern edge, the two systems had little overlap. [38] Its route, the Southern Transcon, has been almost completely double-tracked, and triple-tracking has begun in areas such as Cajon Pass. For administrative purposes, BNSF is divided into two regions and ten operating divisions. By continuing your navigation, you consent to their use. First ex-Santa Fe locomotive to be repainted into the BNSF scheme, utilizing the Lowey Green instead of the Zephyr Silver for trucks and fuel tank. Slight differences were present on the six locomotives,[60] and on April 11 BNSF officially chose the design it had applied to No. First BNSF locomotive to be painted by General Electric using Santa Fe inspired designs. First BNSF lettered locomotive utilizing the Burlington Northern "Executive" paint scheme while retaining the Burlington Northern Logos on both ends of the carbody. BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), and is the principal operating subsidiary of BNSF. The BNSF mechanical division operates 13 locomotive maintenance facilities that perform preventive maintenance, repairs and servicing of equipment. In October 2017 nine GE B40-8W locomotives rebuilt by GE were painted into this scheme. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORPORATION. BNSF Railway Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation. The FOBNR is not supported by, nor affiliated in any way with, the BNSF Railway or Montana Rail Link, their subsidiaries or affiliates. Steve Glischinski, It's 'all in the family' with the latest BNSF locomotive paint scheme. J. David Ingles, BN-Santa Fe widens its lanes. Michael W. Blaszak, Lawyers, start your engines!. [citation needed], The Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was created in 1970 through the consolidation of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. Metra's cars that were originally purchased by BNSF predecessor Chicago Burlington & Quincy have letterboards above the doors. [citation needed]. Subsidiaries of BNSF. Fe Foundation (an Illinois not-for-profit corporation). BNSF Railway, founded in 1849, operates approximately 32,500 miles of track in 28 US states and three Canadian provinces. On December 20, 1999, BNSF and the recently privatized Canadian National Railway announced plans (STB Finance Docket No. First BNSF locomotive painted using input from BNSF 9297. BNSF Logistics has been an active global service provider for more than a decade, and with the creation of Logistica, which is based in Monterrey, BNSF Logistics … BNSF Railway’s first-in-the-industry Tribal Relations program seeks to build and strengthen ties with the many diverse tribal nations on BNSF’s network, and to foster within BNSF a greater cultural understanding of these tribal nations, their rights and governance, … BNSF Railway also operates numerous transfer facilities throughout the western United States to facilitate the transfer of intermodal containers, trailers, and other freight traffic. Kevin P. Keefe, Will Rob Krebs win the West?. Don Phillips, UP vies for Santa Fe; IC+KCS called off. The system mechanical division also operates the Western Fruit Express Company's refrigerated car repair shop in Spokane, Washington. [59] By March, the logo had been applied to the sides and fronts of six ES44DCs, which were otherwise painted in the "Heritage II" scheme, except with black replacing dark green. [3], The BNSF Railway Company is the principal operating subsidiary of parent company Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC. Created to receive input from employees & shareholders about a new paint scheme. BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), and is the principal operating subsidiary of BNSF. BNSF, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is one of North America’s top freight companies, with a rail network of 32,500 miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces. Significant additions included rights over SP's Central Corridor from Denver via the Moffat Tunnel and Salt Lake City, and over Donner Pass, to the San Francisco Bay Area, with an alternate route through the Feather River Canyon along UP. Michael W. Blaszak, CN, BNSF seek to combine; timing curious. The creation of BNSF started with the formation of a holding company on September 22, 1995. The only remaining subsidiary is BNML. BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, Successor Company to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation. Somewhat of a simplified form of the "Heritage III" scheme, "Heritage IV" is virtually identical to the original "Heritage I" scheme, albeit with black instead of dark green, and the current "Nike Swoosh" BNSF logo. In making the announcement, BNSF chairman Matthew K. Rose cited improvements in the company's return on invested capital, and expressed hope for continued improvement. The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a proposed merger with the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in the 1980s. Ownership of a short connection between Waxahachie and Dallas also went from UP to BNSF. BNSF Manitoba uses a single EMD GP locomotive. [23], The Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger further enlarged the combined BNSF network. The former Texas and Gulf divisions were combined into the Red River Division, and the former Springfield and Nebraska divisions were combined into the Heartland Division, in the spring of 2016. David Habermann was the Finance Information Systems Manager at Dorinco Reinsurance Company. [12] This announcement began the next wave of mergers, as the "Super Seven" were merged down to four in the next five years. BNSF Railway has direct control over a total of 33 intermodal hubs and 23 automotive distribution facilities. In Texas, BNSF received rights in several directions from the Houston area: west over UP to San Antonio, with a branch to Waco, and continuing over SP to Eagle Pass (replacing the haulage rights they had just obtained); south over UP to Brownsville; east over SP to New Orleans (including the purchase of this line east of Lake Charles); and northeast over SP to Memphis with a branch on UP to Little Rock. First locomotive experimented in pre-Burlington Northern Santa Fe Livery using Burlington Northern colours. When these additional tracks are counted, the length of track which the railway directly controls rises to more than 50,000 miles (80,467 kilometers). First ex-Burlington Northern locomotive to be repainted into the BNSF Scheme, utilizing Zephyr Silver for trucks and fuel tank. Broken down by specific kind of car, the BNSF owned: This page was last edited on 21 January 2021, at 09:02. BNSF Railway is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway BNSF Railway Revenue BNSF Railway's revenue was reported to be $20.75 b in FY, 2017 which is a 7.6% increase from the previous period. The BNSF Railway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern, and Frisco marks are licensed marks owned by BNSF Railway Company and are used with permission. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the team’s work-life balance. BNSF Acquisition, Inc. (DE) 100 % Burlington Northern Santa Fe Insurance Company, Ltd. (Bermuda) 100 % FreightWise, Inc. (DE) 100 % BNSF Logistics, LLC (DE) 100 % FreightWise Commercial Services, LLC (DE) 100 % Iron Horse Power, LLC (DE) 100 % BNSF Railway Company (DE) 100 % BN Leasing Corporation (DE) 100 % BNSF Equipment Acquisition Company, LLC (DE) 100 % We’re about your needs and finding the best and most efficient solutions for you. Although it does not have a steam program like the Union Pacific, the BNSF has allowed for the Southern Pacific 4449, St. Louis–San Francisco 1522, Santa Fe 3751, Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700 and Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotives to operate excursions over their rails. A portion of the Pacific Railroad became the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco). [53] Dubbed as "Premium Heritage," the paint scheme was widely rejected by the public, and was often called the "Vomit Bonnet" and the "Barfbonnet. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) approved the BNSF merger on July 20, 1995 (with final approval on August 23), less than a month before UP announced on August 3 that it would acquire SP. The BNSF system is divided into 13 divisions grouped into three regions. These railroads remained wholly owned subsidiaries and maintained motive power with separate numbering and company initials to identify ownership. [54] Then, in late May, the company introduced a new design on BN SD60M 9297 (then 8197 and now 1474), painted mainly in BN predecessor Great Northern Railway's pre-1967 colors of orange and dark "Pullman green," but also incorporating red and silver, and said to represent all major BN predecessors and Santa Fe. BNSF Railway (BNSF) Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) also operates City of Rochelle Railroad (CIR) Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC), Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJE), Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW), Illinois Central Railroad (IC), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC) Dorinco Reinsurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of … By January 1996, BNSF had begun painting locomotives originally ordered for BN and ATSF patched with “BNSF” on the front and sides. The Union Pacific Railroad (UP), another major Western system, started a bidding war with BN for control of the SF on October 5. B. BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles (272 million km) in 2010, more than any other North American railroad. BNSF's history dates back to 1849, when the Aurora Branch Railroad in Illinois and the Pacific Railroad of Missouri were formed. Shippers and the Surface Transportation Board expressed concern and surprise about the timing, since the merger that produced BNSF had been the only one in the 1990s that did not cause severe deterioration in service. BNSF Railway Company is one of the largest transporters of low-sulfur coal in the United States. [30], BNSF continued projects started by its predecessors, most notably BN's work on reopening Stampede Pass. Uncover why BNSF Railway is the best company for you. All intercompany … BN had closed Stampede Pass, the Northern Pacific Railway's main line across Washington, in 1984, in favor of the ex-Great Northern Railway's Stevens Pass. The company is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, which is controlled by investor Warren Buffett. David Lustig, Merger or no, Santa Fe has work to do. de C.V. (Mexico), Burlington Northern Santa Fe British Columbia, Ltd. (DE), Burlington Northern International Services, Inc. (DE), Burlington Northern (Manitoba) Limited. 7701. BNSF "Fakebonnet" unit, originally meant for ATSF, ATSF "Freightbonnet" with Santa Fe lettering, also lettered for BNSF, BN "Cascade Green" scheme lettered for BNSF. This further strengthens BNSF Logistics’ service offering across North America and globally. The largest of these facilities are located in Alliance, Nebraska and Argentine Kansas City Kansas. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba (BNSF Manitoba) is a Canadian subsidiary railroad of the BNSF Railway, which operates in Winnipeg, Manitoba.. Equipment. [14] The UP gave up on January 31, 1995, paving the way for the BN-ATSF merger. First BNSF locomotive to be painted by Electro Motive Division using Santa Fe inspired designs. KCS gained haulage rights to several Midwest locations, including Omaha, East St. Louis, and Memphis, in exchange for BNSF getting similar access to New Orleans. Coal goes north in unit trains on the three-to-four-track Joint Line to Gillette or south to Orin, where older BN lines and other railroads take it in all directions to coal-burning power plants. [citation needed], On June 30, 1994, BN and ATSF announced plans to merge; they were the largest and smallest (by mileage) of the "Super Seven," the seven largest of the then-twelve U.S. Class I railroads. The ATSF trackage in California's Central Valley was linked to BN's line into Oregon, through trackage rights over UP between Stockton and Keddie and acquisition of UP's section of the "Inside Gateway" to the beginning of BN trackage at Bieber. Dubbed "Heritage II". In 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered BNSF to pay over $526,000 to workers who had been terminated in 2010 and 2011 after revealing workplace injuries at the terminal in Havre, Montana, which is in contravention of provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act protecting whistleblowers. The BNSF Railway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern, and Frisco marks are licensed marks owned by BNSF Railway … According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America. Freight railroad network in North America, This article is about the freight railroad company. [33] The STB imposed on March 17, 2000 a 15-month moratorium (STB Ex Parte No. Predecessor Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) entered Wyoming's low-sulfur coal-rich Powder River Basin in the 1970s through construction of the Powder River Basin Joint Line with Union Pacific Railroad predecessor Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. In about 2011, about 15 of the remaining cars had the original "BURLINGTON" lettering restored, while the rest now read "BNSF RAILWAY". Find out what works well at BNSF Railway from the people who know best. BNSF Railway Company Leased Lines and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries Class I Railroad Annual Report To the Surface Transportation Board For the Year Ending December 31, 2018 ACAA-R1 BNSF Railway Company 2650 Lou Menk Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76131. The latter begins its trip on the triple-track Alameda Corridor, shared with the Union Pacific Railroad, and then follows BNSF rails from downtown Los Angeles. 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