The wildfires in Washington state aren’t a major threat to BNSF’s Washington operations, but the railroad deployed trains to help area first responders. Union Pacific grappled with wildfires near a Northern California subdivision last week.
Intermodal was supposed to be the growth engine for rail.
Union Pacific reports serious damage to its tracks near Lake Charles after Hurricane Laura pushed across Louisiana.
Volume declines for coal and energy, as well as customers’ changing business conditions, are factors behind the facility’s July closure.
The COVID-19 pandemic dented BNSF’s profits and lowered rail volumes in the second quarter.
The Nebraska Public Service Commission is preparing to file a complaint against BNSF, Union Pacific and Nebraska Central over blocked highway-rail grade crossings in Grand Island.
The former worker is entitled to over $3.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages, lost wages, and front pay.
Border agents found 48 stowaways attempting to enter the U.S. illegally at rail crossings at the El Paso, Texas, port of entry.
BNSF and others are monitoring their rail networks as Cristobal moves up the Mississippi River Valley.
The COVID-19 pandemic dented volume growth in the first quarter for the privately owned railroad.
