Broe Real Estate Group’s flatbed distribution center for The Home Depot (pictured) has been recognized as NAIOP’s 2022 Industrial Development of the Year. It is served by OmniTRAX’s Great Western Railway of Colorado. Broe Real Estate Group and OmniTRAX are affiliates of The Broe Group. (Photograph Courtesy of OmniTRAX)

BREG Wins 2022 Industrial Development of the Year Award

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has named Broe Real Estate Group’s (BREG) rail-served flatbed distribution center project for The Home Depot the 2022 Industrial Development of the Year. The 386,000-square-foot

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Women in Rail: Mothers and Daughters Share Working for the Railroad

Railroading is an occupation often passed down through the generations. Many BNSF employees have a family history in railroading. In honor of Women’s History Month, we look at three mothers who proudly pass their enthusiasm for their work to their daughters. They have a lot in common, especially their love for their children and the railroad.

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Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at BNSF

Our recent Diversity and Inclusion Summit in Fort Worth, Tex., brought together employees from across the country to learn how to further Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at BNSF.

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BNSF Closes 2022 With Earnings Flat, Volume Down From 2021

BNSF posted net earnings of $5.946 billion in 2022, virtually flat with 2021’s $5.990 billion, reflecting “higher revenue per car/unit, substantially offset by lower overall freight volumes and higher fuel and other operating costs,” reported parent company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Feb. 25. This follows 2021’s net earnings’ increase of 16.1% over 2020.

STB Arbitration Program Sidelined

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) arbitration program for small rate disputes will not go forward as written in its Dec. 19, 2022, rule.

BNSF, TCU and NCFO Agreed to Paid Sick Leave

BNSF on Feb. 23 reported reaching agreements with the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO) for paid sick leave. It is the fourth Class I to offer the benefit to craft railroaders.

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BNSF: Historic Duluth Elevator, Dock Resume Operations

Ulysses S. Grant was president, America was made-up of just 37 states and BNSF predecessor Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LS&M) started service in the port city of Duluth, Minn.

Pictured: NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg at the scene of the Sept. 25, 2021 Amtrak derailment near Joplin, Mont. (Photograph: Courtesy of NTSB, Sept. 26, 2021)

NTSB Opens Public Docket on Amtrak Empire Builder Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened the public docket on its investigation into the Sept. 25, 2021, derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder train 7/27 near Joplin, Mont. The agency noted

BNSF: More Than $1.6B Customer Investments in 2022

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) on Feb. 14 reported investments from customers served by the rail provider in 2022, including The Northwest Seaport Alliance, ABDW Logistics, Holly Frontier and GAF Materials, totaling more than $1.6 billion.

Amtrak Eyes STB Investigation Into ‘Substandard’ Sunset Limited Service

Amtrak in December called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate an investigation into “substandard” customer on-time performance for Sunset Limited service between Louisiana and California. Host freight railroad Union Pacific (UP)—which Amtrak said will likely be the prime focus of the investigation—asked the STB on Jan. 27 to order mediation for Amtrak, UP and the other host railroads involved “to resolve or narrow the issues in dispute.”

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