According to a new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, nearly half the nation’s homeless population is in California. BNSF has been grappling with an overwhelming increase in homeless encampments along the tracks and on railroad property. In fact, in 2019 alone, 436 homeless encampments have been reported to BNSF and 378 have already…
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Don’t Let a Photo-Op Derail Your Future
The arrival of warmer weather doesn’t just mean blue skies, bright flowers, and chirping birds – it means people everywhere are going outside and posing for pictures. Whether it’s for graduation, engagement or just because, summer is a busy time of year for portrait photographers. And they often find themselves confronted with an unwise request from…
BNSF Releases 2018 Annual Review
BNSF’s recently issued 2018 Annual Review provides a look back at the company’s accomplishments. BNSF reached an all-time volume record in 2018 while responding to market opportunities, focusing on increased productivity, and investing in the railroad to grow with customers.
Ensuring Safety in the Alameda Corridor
In late May, BNSF worked closely with first responders from four local fire departments as they conducted their annual emergency response training in the Alameda Corridor, which connects the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach to the national rail network. The Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, Compton and Vernon fire departments…
Working to Reduce Homeless Encampments in Orange County
Across its network, BNSF is grappling with an overwhelming increase in homeless encampments along the tracks and on railroad property. In fact, California accounts for 20% of the nation’s homeless population. BNSF is very concerned about the safety risks of these encampments. In response, BNSF created a community liaison position focused solely on coordinating with…
BNSF plans $245 million capital program in California for 2019
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced that its 2019 capital expenditure program in California will be approximately $245 million. This year’s plan in California includes several scheduled maintenance and capacity expansion projects to ensure BNSF continues to operate a safe and reliable rail network. The 2019 maintenance program in California includes more than 600 miles of…
BNSF Brings Holiday Cheer to Southern California
For the 28th year, Santa Claus and his merry helpers rode the rails and distributed gifts to more than 1,400 deserving children on board the BNSF Santa Claus Express train as it traveled through Southern California this past weekend, with trips departing from San Bernardino, Fullerton and Barstow. Children were selected for the free…
BNSF Awarded $22.6 Million State Grant for Clean Technology Pilot Program
BNSF and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District were preliminarily awarded a $22.6 million Zero and Near Zero Emission Freight Facilities grant from the California Air Resource Board to pilot several emissions reducing technologies in and around railyards. BNSF will collaborate with various industry partners to test the feasibility of these technologies. “BNSF…
California Supreme Court Upholds Appeals Court Ruling in Favor of SCIG
After 13 years, tens of thousands of pages of analysis and intensive review by the courts, on April 11, 2018, the California Supreme Court denied a petition to review the Court of Appeal’s January 2018 decision, which upheld most of the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) near-dock intermodal rail…
BNSF plans $230 million capital program in California for 2018
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that its 2018 capital expenditure program in California will be approximately $230 million. This year’s plan in California includes several capacity expansion projects in addition to scheduled maintenance projects to ensure BNSF continues to operate a safe and reliable rail network. BNSF operates a 2,000-mile network in California and…