SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer still doesn’t see further rail industry consolidation as inevitable if a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Union Pacific eastbound container train heads through Rock Creek in the Feather River Canyon, Calif., on June 22, 2013. (Photo: ...

BNSF Railway had its safest year ever in 2025. The railroad’s employee personal injury rate improved by 10% compared to the ...

BNSF on July 7 announced the recipients of its 2025 “Tracking to Zero” award, honoring five state departments of transportation (DOTs) in their shared commitment to improving grade crossing safety.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with BNSF Railway, ending a lawsuit over the railway’s trespass over tribal land. The terms of the agreement are ...

A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail ...

BNSF Railway has raised the number of big oil trains passing through Nebraska, from about a dozen in mid-February to as many as 30 a week now. That's the largest number the railroad has reported since ...

Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the ...