BNSF is partnering with Wabtec on a biofuels pilot “aimed at quantifying the impact of alternative fuels on emissions, durability and performance in Wabtec locomotives,” Wabtec reported on March 9.

BNSF has donated an alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by the railroad as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher in Southern California, to the Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM). Built as ...

SEATTLE – A BNSF train derailed early Thursday on the Swinomish Reservation near Anacortes, Washington, leaking diesel fuel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state Ecology Department and ...

BNSF Executive Director of Public Affairs Lena Kent shares insights on the company’s $1.5 billion Barstow International Gateway at the 11th annual High Desert Economic and Real Estate Symposium & ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Wabtec’s (NYSE: WAB) exploration of the future potential of battery-electric locomotives crosses another significant milestone this ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19, and International Association ...

FARGO -- An economic downturn involving a variety of commodities across various parts of the United States has resulted in Burlington Northern Santa Fe parking about 45 of its train locomotives at the ...

While U.S. logistics providers wait out the post-trade war lull in import shipments, BNSF Railway is setting up its network to handle an expected surge following a pause in tariffs between China and ...

Smoke and steam billowing from locomotives parked at BNSF Railway's maintenance yard near West 39th Street has some residents worried about what's ending up in their air. "For more than seven years, ...

As the issue of reducing natural gas flaring at oil well sites in western North Dakota has become a hot topic of late, one major hauler of Bakken crude is looking at the possibility of using natural ...

Freight train companies are testing hydrogen- and battery-powered locomotives to attempt to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. On Wednesday, BNSF railroad announced plans to test a hydrogen-powered ...

Both the diesel and battery-electric locomotives will power the train when it is running on the mainline. Credit: ©2020 BNSF Railway Company. BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Wabtec have commenced the ...