(Ferromex Photograph)

Report: Ferromex Temporarily Suspending Service (Updated)

Mexican railway operator Ferromex on Sept. 19 said it was temporarily suspending 60 trains on south-north routes because of an increasing number of migrants climbing aboard railcars and suffering injuries, according to news reports. On Sept. 20, some trains restarted service. Union Pacific and BNSF issued embargoes at Eagle Pass in Texas.

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Q&A with BNSF VP Transportation Matthew Garland

One by one, the U.S. railroads are getting their operating houses in order following the difficulties of 2022, and as that evolves we’re engaging with senior operations leaders to understand how they’ve

The first BNSF grain shuttle leaving Minnesota for the Pacific Northwest, September 2023. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP

BNSF provides an operating performance update for September. Also, Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer L. Hamann joins the Board of Directors at Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Steel Dynamics, Inc.

(Bruce Kelly Photograph)

J.B. Hunt to Acquire BNSF Logistics’ Brokerage Assets

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to purchase the brokerage operations of BNSF Logistics, LLC, an affiliate of Class I railroad BNSF, the companies reported Sept. 14. Railway Age Contributing Editor Jim Blaze weighs in.

(Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)
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BNSF: Creating a Superior Customer Experience With New, Improved Technologies

At BNSF, we take pride in knowing that each of our customers receives a superior experience. By listening to our customers, we’re able to continue growing and evolving to improve the resources

Raw timber awaiting shipment.
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Logging Success in the Northwest

When BNSF embarked on a proof-of-concept to ship raw timber from Northern California and Oregon to a sawmill in Wyoming, it could best be described as a “back to the future” moment.

STB: Five Class I’s Revenue Adequate for 2022

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found five U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2022: BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line (the U.S. affiliate of Canadian Pacific), and Union Pacific.

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Argentine Alignments

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE: IT systems at BNSF’s Argentine Yard improve efficiency and benefit customers.

TNW, Easy Recycling Announce Integrated Rail Services at TXNW Railway

TNW Corporation, a privately held operator of short line railroads and logistics centers on Sept. 5 announced that is has formed a strategic alliance with Easy Recycling Services to expand rail offerings at its Texas North Western Railway (TXNW) line in Sunray, Texas.

AAR Backs BNSF, Calls STB Common Carrier Obligation Decision ‘Disastrous’

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) supports BNSF’s appeal of the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) recent preliminary injunction requiring the Class I to this year transport millions of tons of coal from Navajo

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