Studies show the program reduced accidents by approximately 20%, but railroads have complained it's too cumbersome.

Two and a half years after a train derailment in Ohio, major freight railroads have not joined a federal program aimed at ...

That meant the train was not obligated to follow federal safety rules that require high-hazard flammable trains, or HHFTs, to ...

When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, N.M., in 2024, the resulting ...

That time arrived on Jan. 4, 2025, when the Corvallis bridge collapsed beneath a freight train. One railcar fell into the ...

BNSF Railway carries more intermodal, coal, and grain traffic than any other railroad. And now it’s looking to boost its relatively small carload network through a combination of improved ...

BNSF Railway broke its agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when it ran hundreds of train cars a week containing crude oil through the tribe’s land in Washington State, according ...

A lawsuit against BNSF Railway is set to be dismissed after the company and federal government finalized a plan to reduce grizzly bear deaths along rail lines in northwest Montana. The plan ...

BNSF Railway's Cicero project is part of a larger investment strategy. Find out how much the company is spending nationwide on expansion and efficiency.

Berkshire Hathaway-owned BNSF Railway said that the members of International Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation union's railroad, mechanical and engineering department have voted to ratify ...

Business North Texas-based rail company reaches agreement with union workers BNSF Railway says it has reached eight tentative agreements with unions representing its employees within the last month.