Bill Stephens QUINCY, Mass. – RailState, which monitors rail traffic using a network of sensors placed on public property along main lines, has provided a snapshot of long trains rolling along BNSF ...

Normally the addition of a 3.5-mile stretch of second main line isn’t a cause for celebration. But when those 3.5 miles ...

The power of data, or more accurately, of well-used data, may not have explicitly been the topic of BNSF Railway CEO Katie ...

Freight railroad BNSF is generally striving to improve safety ... some managers still prioritize keeping the trains moving ...

BNSF also ran 3-4 trains per day longer than 2.5 miles ... The National Academies Consensus Study Report on Long Freight Trains stated that getting data “with sufficient detail to ascertain train type ...

BNSF suffered almost $1.4 million in equipment damage in the accident. During peak coal traffic through the early 2010s, more ...