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BNSF is 100% installed on Positive Train Control infrastructure - now in implementation
February 9th, 2018
February 9, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
BNSF is the first and only Class I railroad to complete installation of all mandated Positive Train Control (PTC) infrastructure on their network. As the company moves toward meeting the December 31 2018 deadline,...
Hurricane Harvey still disrupting some industries along the Texas coast / rail tallies cost
October 18th, 2017
October 17, 2017 - Two related stories:
Railroads, shippers assess damage wrought by two historic storms - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
As of late September, railroads and transit agencies affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma were still evaluating the toll the devastating storms took...
Update: more rail lines restored in Texas Gulf Region following Hurricane Harvey
September 6th, 2017
September 6, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Railroad crews didn't take time off from Labor Day weekend and were kept busy in recovery efforts along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast following a battering by Hurricane Harvey and torrential flooding. Rail...
Rail traffic begins slow return to Houston & Texas Gulf Coast after Harvey
September 1st, 2017
September 1, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Around the edges rail traffic is starting to inch back after Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey devastated Houston and the Gulf Coast of Texas.
Union Pacific Railroad reports that freight rail service in the Houston area is...
Catastrophic flooding brings Texas Gulf Coast railroads to standstill
August 28th, 2017
UPDATED August 30, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Massive flooding caused by Hurricane / Tropical Storm Harvey has wreaked havoc with all modes of transportation, especially railroads, along the Texas Gulf Coast and around Houston. All three Class I railroads that serve...
BNSF posts Q2 revenue, earnings increases on higher volumes
August 8th, 2017
August 8, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
BNSF Railway Co. reported revenue jumped 14.5 percent to $5.3 billion on higher volumes and increased average revenue per car during the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago.
BNSF's pretax net earnings rose...
Amtrak announces OKC-KC inspection train details
June 7th, 2017
June 7, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Railroads, state and local leaders travel Oklahoma to Kansas by rail this Friday.
Amtrak will operate an Inspection Train through Wichita this Friday, June 9, on the BNSF Railway from Oklahoma City to Newton, Kan. Invited...
June 9: Inspection train is 1st step to restore I-35 Corridor TX / OK / KS service
June 3rd, 2017
June 3, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
The next step in restoring passenger rail service between Texas and Kansas will happen Friday June 9 when Amtrak and BNSF Railway will operate a special inspection trip from Oklahoma City to Kansas City.
Texas...
BNSF to serve American PetroLog's new 8 acre North Texas terminal
May 23rd, 2017
May 23, 2017 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
American PetroLog LLC has completed construction of a storage and transload terminal in Venus, Texas, that will be served by BNSF Railway Co.
In January, the company acquired the assets of B&E Grain Inc. and developed...
Who would have though BNSF coal shipments were up?
May 9th, 2017
May 9, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
BNSF Railway is getting back on the right track. The railroad reported that pre-tax earnings grew 7% in the same quarter year over year. That was because of a 6.4% volume jump and an increase...