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BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway , headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas

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, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America North America

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 . It was formed December 31, 1996 as the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest ... 

 was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States [i]-based railroad [i] company operating between 1970 [i] ... 

. On January 24 2005, the railroad's name was officially changed to BNSF Railway. The BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, the holding company formed by the September 22, 1995 merger of Burlington Northern, Incorporated Burlington Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States [i]-based railroad [i] company operating between 1970 [i] ... 

 and the Santa Fe Pacific Corporation.

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2004   Union Pacific Union Pacific Railroad

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 and Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNSF Railway

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 trains collide in a rural area outside of San Antonio San Antonio, Texas

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, Texas Texas

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. Forty cars are derailed, including one chlorine car. Three people die, another 50 people are hospitalized because of exposure to the gas.



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The BNSF Railway , headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas [i] and the 19th-largest in the United States [i] ... 

, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America North America

North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i]... 

 . It was formed December 31, 1996 as the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest ... 

 was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States [i]-based railroad [i] company operating between 1970 [i] ... 

. On January 24 2005, the railroad's name was officially changed to BNSF Railway.

The BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, the holding company formed by the September 22, 1995 merger of Burlington Northern, Incorporated Burlington Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States [i]-based railroad [i] company operating between 1970 [i] ... 

 and the Santa Fe Pacific Corporation. According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal is a term that refers to more than one mode of transport [i]. ... 

 traffic in North America, and moves more grain than any other American railroad. It also hauls enough coal Coal

Coal is a fossil fuel [i] extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining . ... 

 to generate roughly 10% of the electricity produced in the United States United States

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.

BNSF trackage


The BNSF Railway directly owns and operates track in 27 U.S. state U.S. state

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s: Alabama Alabama

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, Arizona Arizona

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, Arkansas Arkansas

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, California California

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, Colorado Colorado

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, Idaho Idaho

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, Illinois Illinois

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, Iowa Iowa

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, Kansas Kansas

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, Louisiana Louisiana

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, Minnesota Minnesota

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, Mississippi Mississippi

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, Missouri Missouri

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, Montana Montana



Montana is a state [i] in the Pacific Northwest [i] and Great Plains [i] regions of the United States [i]... 

, Nebraska Nebraska

Nebraska is a Great Plains [i] state [i] of the United States [i]. ... 

, Nevada Nevada

Nevada is a state [i] located in the western [i] United States [i], bes ... 

, New Mexico New Mexico

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, North Dakota North Dakota

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, Oklahoma Oklahoma

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... 

, Oregon Oregon

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, South Dakota South Dakota

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, Tennessee Tennessee

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, Texas Texas

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, Utah Utah

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, Washington Washington

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, Wisconsin Wisconsin

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, and Wyoming Wyoming

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. The railway also operates a small amount of track in Canada Canada

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, including an approximate 30-mile section that runs from the U.S.-Canada border to Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver

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 and a yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg

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.

For administrative purposes, BNSF is divided into fourteen operating divisions: California, Chicago, Colorado, Gulf, Kansas, Los Angeles, Montana, Nebraska, Northwest, Powder River, Southwest, Springfield, Texas, and Twin Cities. Each division is further divided into hundreds of subdivisions, which represent segments of track ranging from 300-mile mainlines to 10-mile branch-lines.

Not including second, third and fourth main line trackage, yard trackage, and siding trackage, BNSF directly owns and operates over approximately 24,000 miles of track. When these additional tracks are counted, however, the amount of track that the railway has direct control over rises to more than 50,000 miles .

Additionally, BNSF Railway has been able to gain trackage rights on more than 8,000 miles of track throughout the United States United States

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 and Canada Canada

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. These rights allow the BNSF to operate its own trains with its own crews on competing railroads' main tracks. BNSF locomotive Locomotive

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s also occasionally show up on competitors' tracks throughout the United States and Canada by way of lease and other contractual arrangements.

BNSF yards and facilities

BNSF operates various facilities all over the United States to support its transportation system. Some of the various facilities operated by the railway include yards and terminals throughout its rail network, system locomotive shops to perform locomotive service and maintenance, a centralized operations center for train dispatching and network operations monitoring in Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas [i] and the 19th-largest in the United States [i] ... 

, and regional dispatching centers.

The BNSF Railway also operates numerous transfer facilities throughout the western United States in order to facilitate the transfer of intermodal containers, trailers, and other freight traffic. The BNSF Railway has direct control over a total of 33 intermodal hubs and 23 automotive distribution facilities. On February 9 2005, BNSF announced that it plans to build a new intermodal transfer facility near the port of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, known as "L.A." or the "City of Angels", is the largest city in the state of California [i]... 

; the new facility, with direct rail access to the recently constructed Alameda Corridor Alameda Corridor

The Alameda Corridor is a 20 mile freight rail "expressway [i]" owned by the Alameda Corridor Transpo... 

, would supplement the container transloading abilities of the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility built by Southern Pacific Southern Pacific Railroad

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 in the 1990s 1990s

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.

Large freight car hump yards Classification yard

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 are also scattered throughout the BNSF system. In 2005, Argentine Yard in Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third largest city [i] in the U.S. state [i] of Kansas [i] and the county seat [i] of... 

 processed the largest number of freight cars.

The BNSF mechanical division is responsible for operating 8 locomotive maintenance facilities involved with preventive maintenance, repairs and servicing of equipment. The largest of these facilities are located in Alliance, Nebraska Alliance, Nebraska

Alliance is a city in Box Butte County [i], Nebraska [i], United States [i]. ... 

 and Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas


Topeka is the capital city [i] of the U.S. state [i] of Kansas [i] and the county seat [i] of Shawnee County [i]... 

. Furthermore, the mechanical division also controls 46 additional facilities that are responsible for car maintenance and daily running repairs.

Meanwhile, the BNSF system mechanical division, a subset of the mechanical division, also operates two maintenance-of-way work equipment shops, responsible for performing repairs and preventative maintenance to BNSF's track and equipment, in Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd, Minnesota

Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County [i], Minnesota [i], United States [i] ... 

 and Galesburg, Illinois Galesburg, Illinois

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. The system mechanical division is also responsible for the operation of the Western Fruit Express Company's refrigerated car repair shop in Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington

Spokane is the second largest city in Washington state [i] and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest [i] ... 

.

In 2006, BNSF teamed with Vancouver, WA-based Tri Star to run BNSF's new transload facility in Fontana, CA, near the California Speedway.

BNSF's northern route


Northern route overview

One of the routes operated by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe traverses the most northerly route of any railroad Rail transport

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 in the western United States United States

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. This route was originally part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

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, Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway

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... 

 and Great Northern Railway systems, merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad

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 system in 1970. The route starts at Chicago Chicago

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 and runs west across northern Illinois Illinois

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 to the Mississippi River Mississippi River

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; it follows the eastern shore of the river through La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin

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 and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

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 before turning west again in Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis.
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     and St. Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota



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 to Dilworth, Minnesota Dilworth, Minnesota

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. From Dilworth the route runs northwest to Minot, North Dakota Minot, North Dakota

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, then west through Montana Montana



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 and Idaho Idaho

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 to Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington

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. At Spokane the route splits into two routes, one going to Seattle Seattle, Washington

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 and the other to Portland Portland, Oregon

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. This route required construction of the Flathead Tunnel through the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains

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 in Montana Montana



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 and the new Cascade Tunnel through the Cascade Mountains Cascade Range

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 in Washington Washington

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. This route is traveled by Amtrak Amtrak

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's Empire Builder Empire Builder

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. Also owned in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada is trackage, running rights and a yard operated by a force of clerks, a switch unit and full crew and the track is maintained by a small track crew.

Traveling east from Seattle, Washington to the western portal of the Cascade Tunnel and Beyond...

Traveling east from the King Street Station King Street Station (Seattle)

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 in Seattle Seattle, Washington

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, the main line of the BNSF heads north through a tunnel under the downtown. After exiting the tunnel the main line continues north through the Interbay classification yard and maintenance facilities and across the Lake Washington Ship Canal Lake Washington Ship Canal

[i] connecting [[Lake Washington]... 

 on the Salmon Bay Bridge Salmon Bay Bridge

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. The main line continues north along the shore of Puget Sound Puget Sound

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 through the cities of Edmonds Edmonds, Washington

Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

 and Mukilteo Mukilteo, Washington

Mukilteo is a city in Snohomish County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

, past Rucker Hill in Everett Everett, Washington

Everett is a city located in Snohomish County [i], Washington [i]. ... 

 to the old Everett station. From there the main line makes a 180 degree turn through a partially covered cut through downtown Everett to the new Everett station. From the new station, the main line heads south, then southeast along the Snohomish River Snohomish River

The Snohomish River is a river [i] which starts with the confluence of the Skykomish [i] ... 

 through the cities of Snohomish Snohomish, Washington

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 and Monroe Monroe, Washington

[i], [[United States]... 

. From Monroe the main line follows the Skykomish River Skykomish River

The Skykomish River is a river [i] which drains the west side of the Cascade Mountains [i] in the northe... 

 through the towns of Index Index, Washington

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 and Skykomish Skykomish, Washington

Skykomish is a town in King County [i], Washington [i], United States [i].... 

 to the western portal of the Cascade Tunnel.

BNSF's safety program

As one of the leading supporters of the Operation Lifesaver Operation Lifesaver

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 program to promote safety at railway crossings and right-of-ways, the BNSF Railway, in 2000, established a grade-crossing closure program. This program, wherein BNSF works with communities and landowners to identify crossings that are unnecessary or redundant, has helped close over 2,900 of BNSF's railway crossings throughout the United States. Largely thanks to this program, BNSF has been the industry leader in lowering the amount of grade-crossing collisions.

On June 7, 2006, BNSF became the first Class I railroad Class I railroad

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 to actively recruit railfans Railfan

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 to help ensure the company's rail network remains safe. Called the Citizens United for Rail Security , BNSF designed a program that encourages railfans to enter a small amount of personal information on an official company website. After doing so, the website generates an identification card that can be printed off and carried in the same manner as a driver's license Driver's license

A driver's license, driver license, operator's license , driving licence , driver l... 

 or credit card Credit card

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. Along with the user's personal information, the card contains a list of general guidelines for a railfan to follow while near tracks or moving equipment as well as a toll-free telephone number that can be used to alert a BNSF representative of any suspicious activities or potential security breaches.

BNSF has had a similar program called BNSF ON GUARD for employees since 2003. The program has been highly successful with over 200 employees reporting suspicious activities since its inception.

BNSF also contracts with , a small business in Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska

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, to publish employee newsletters focused on safety for each of the railroad's 14 operating divisions and nearly all of it's system shops. These newsletters vary in length from 4 to 28 pages, published ranging from monthly to quarterly.

BNSF facts and figures

According to BNSF's 2005 Annual Report to Investors, at the end of 2005, the railway had more than 40,000 employees, 5,790 locomotives, and 81,881 freight cars.
  • Broken down by specific kind of car, the BNSF owned:
    • 34,631 covered hoppers Hopper car

      A hopper car is a type of railroad [i] freight car [i] used to transport loose... 

    • 12,579 gondolas Gondola

      A gondola is a traditional Venetian [i] rowing boat [i]. ... 

    • 8,658 boxcars Boxcar

      A boxcar is a railroad car [i] that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight [i].... 

    • 10,973 open hoppers Hopper car

      A hopper car is a type of railroad [i] freight car [i] used to transport loose... 

    • 8,537 flatcars Flatcar

      A flatcar is a piece of railroad [i] rolling stock [i] that consists of an open, flat deck ... 

    • 4,983 refrigerated "reefer" cars Refrigerator car

      A refrigerator car is a refrigerated [i] boxcar [i], a piece of railroad [i] rolling stock [i] ... 

    • 748 automobile cars Autorack

      An autorack, also known as an auto carrier, is a specialized piece of railroad [i] rolling stock [i] ... 

    • 422 tank cars Tank car

      A tank car is a piece of railroad [i] rolling stock [i] designed to carry liquefied loads. ... 

    • 27 general purpose boxcars Boxcar

      A boxcar is a railroad car [i] that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight [i].... 

    • 323 "other" types of cars


  • In addition, the railway also owned:
    • 10,412 domestic containers
    • 12,649 domestic chassis
    • 4,091 company service vehicles
    • 1,916 trailers
    • 179 commuter passenger car Passenger car

      A passenger car is a piece of railway [i] rolling stock [i] that is designed to carry passengers. ... 

      s


The average age from date of manufacture for the BNSF's locomotive and freight car fleet was 15 years at the end of 2005.

It may also be noted that on any given day BNSF is the single largest consumer of petroleum-based fuels in the world. The only larger consumer is the US Navy United States Navy

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 during a full force wartime deployment.

On January 24 2006, BNSF announced a $ United States dollar

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2.4 billion program of infrastructure upgrades for 2006. The upgrade program includes: double- and triple-tracking 40 mile Mile

[i], usually used to measure [[distance]... 

s of track and a second mainline track through New Mexico New Mexico

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's Abo Canyon on the former Santa Fe Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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 transcontinental line; expanding the Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska

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, classification yard Classification yard

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 and double- and triple-tracking 50 miles of track in Wyoming Wyoming

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's Powder River Basin region; expansions at eight of the railroad's larger intermodal Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal is a term that refers to more than one mode of transport [i]. ... 

 facilities, and extending many sidings and expanding and improving refueling facilities. 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.

BNSF paint schemes

The assortment of colors used on the BNSF makes it one of the most colorful large railroads in North America. Many locomotives, sometimes affectionately called "pumpkins," are painted in "Heritage I" or "Heritage II" schemes, which are based on the Great Northern Railroad's colors of orange and dark green. Beginning in 2005, the "New Image" paint scheme was born. Some locomotives are painted in Santa Fe's famous silver-and-red "warbonnet" scheme, sometimes with "BNSF" painted on the sides instead of "Santa Fe". Even more locomotives continue to wear the green and white or blue and yellow colors of the two railroads that merged to create the BNSF. It is to note, however, that all engines are planned to be painted into Heritage colors as they undergo overhauls.



On January 24 2005, the railroad introduced a new logo to replace the circle and cross logo of Santa Fe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest ... 

 heritage. The new logo symbolizes the railroad's goals to be "a leader in transportation service and innovation."
This logo also marks a move away from the more verbose Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway moniker displayed in the old logo. The "Heritage III" paint scheme was introduced soon after, featuring the new logo painted on the nose and sides of the locomotive and black stripes instead of green. So far, not very many locomotives have this paint scheme, apparently because BNSF wants to use up the rest of the decals used for the Heritage II scheme. BNSF has also rolled out a number of freight cars featuring the new company logo.

Several paint schemes were tried out before Heritage I was put into service. One engine, was painted in a hybrid scheme, with the shapes used in Santa Fe's "Warbonnet" scheme in Burlington Northern's colors. Reactions to this scheme were generally negative, and the engine has acquired such nicknames as "warvomit" and "barfbonnet." Two slightly different experimental paint schemes were used on one unit, The left side had small additional stripes.

Heritage I


The original cross and circle company logo is displayed on the nose of the locomotive. On the sides, BNSF appears in dark green letters in the orange stripe. Solid yellow stripes separate orange and green. Side view photographed by Kevin Andrusia, front view by William H. Davis Jr.

Heritage II


The green stripes are smaller than on Heritage I. Broader yellow stripes with black bands separate the orange and green. The BNSF text on the sides is now yellow and outlined in black. The logo on the front is the "cigar band" from the ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest ... 

 warbonnet paint scheme, with BNSF printed across it. Sometimes the space on the nose under the lower yellow stripes is painted green, sometimes orange as shown here. Side view photographed by Chris Starnes, front view by Dave Touissant.

New Image


This scheme, nicknamed "Powerbar" or "Swoosh", is very similar to Heritage II. The green stripes are now black and banded yellow stripes like those on Heritage II separate them from the orange stripe. The new company logo is displayed on the nose and sides of the locomotive. One locomotive, had the logo in yellow type with a black outline, but BNSF has decided to use the opposite as shown here. Side view photographed by Peter K. Bieber, front view by Chris Lastovich.



Supreme court case: BNSF Co. & White

The United States Supreme Court heard a case in June of 2006 brought by Sheila White against her employer, BNSF, over retaliation taken against her when she complained about sexual harassment. She was moved from operating a forklift truck Forklift truck

A forklift truck, a lift truck or a forklift is a powered industrial truck [i] used to lift ... 

 to a more arduous position involving the use of hundred pound sledge hammers. When she complained about this retaliatory move taken against her, she was suspended without pay for 37 days. Her suspension was later reversed, and back pay was issued. Nonetheless, she won a jury award of $43,500 from BNSF. The jury's award was appealed all the way to the United States Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States

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, but was upheld by a 9-0 ruling.

See also

  • BNSF Harbor Subdivision Harbor Subdivision (BNSF)

    The BNSF Harbor Subdivision is a historic single-track main line of the BNSF Railway [i] which stretches ... 

    , a historic main in Southern California

External links

  • - Historical society
  • - Official company merchandise

References

  • BNSF Railway , . Retrieved January 25 2005.
  • BNSF Railway , . Retrieved February 10 2005.