Several BNSF trains canceled on Christmas Eve, Metra warns of crowding potential

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," ...
KTVB

Federal judge blocks BNSF workers from striking over new attendance policy

SPOKANE, Wash. — After Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Corporation announced to workers it would be making changes to how employees would take time off, workers threatened to strike. On Tuesday, ...
NBC Montana

Coal company sues BNSF, alleging the railroad gave competitors better service

HELENA, Mont. — A Navajo Nation-owned coal company that operates the Spring Creek Mine in southeast Montana stated in court documents this week that BNSF Railway — one of the largest railroad ...
West Central Tribune

Tankers carrying ethanol start on fire after BNSF train derails in Raymond, Minnesota

5:40 p.m. update: Minnesota Highway 23 remains closed at Raymond, from Kandiyohi County Road 1 to Chippewa County Road 1, due to the BNSF Railway derailment and fire on the Marshall Subdivision line ...
NBC DFW

Judge Says BNSF Unions Can't Strike Over New Attendance Rule

BNSF railroad’s two biggest unions that represent 17,000 workers won’t be able to go on strike over a new attendance policy they say would penalize employees for missing work for any reason. A federal ...
The Inlander

Some BNSF workers say a Kafkaesque scheduling system has turned railroad work into a dangerous nightmare

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Railway Age

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS

BNSF celebrates Darigold’s new facility at its Certified Site in Pasco, Wash., and officially closes its 7,000th highway/rail ...
KING5

Ex-BNSF engineer raises safety concerns, claims wrongful termination

A train engineer says he was wrongfully terminated by BNSF Railway Company after he prevented a crash. He is now suing his old employer in federal court, saying his case highlights concerns about how ...
KSDK

BNSF wants rail accident victims to go to arbitration to pursue settlements rather than lawsuits

MENDON, Mo. — BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of a deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue settlements through arbitration, rather than lawsuits. BNSF owns the railroad ...
KSHB Kansas City

BNSF files suit against victims of fatal train derailment in Mendon, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — BNSF Railway Company filed a complaint to compel arbitration in federal court Tuesday regarding instances in which the company was named in lawsuits related to a deadly June 27 ...
komonews

Fired BNSF whistleblower awarded $1.66 million

SEATTLE -- A former railroad conductor says he blew the whistle on BNSF Railway and it cost him his job. But now he's claiming victory after winning a whopping verdict over his firing. There are no ...