Firefighters tackle late-night blaze on rail car carrying Seattle's trash
Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to a rail car fire late Tuesday night near the BNSF rail line at Talley ...
Seattle Times25d
Thieves targeting freight trains in California and Arizona deserts make off with $2M worth of Nikes
In a Jan. 13 robbery, suspects cut an air brake hose on a BNSF freight train traveling through a remote section of Arizona and made off with more than 1,900 pairs of unreleased Nikes worth more ...
Seattle Times14d
Train service: Heed the words of wise men
came to me from former Congressman Al Swift on the inaugural 1995 Mount Baker passenger service on BNSF track between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.: “In your zeal for passenger trains, educate ...
The Business Journals5d
BNSF wants another extension for massive Valley rail project's rezoning vote
The project has faced stiff opposition from area residents. BNSF Railway Co. is asking the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for another extension before a major vote is held to rezone a large ...
Bellingham taxi driver was allegedly driving drunk on the job before getting hit by train
A Bellingham taxi driver is facing charges of DUI following an incident where she is alleged to have driven drunk on the job and getting hit by a passing train.
Missoulian29d
Feds approve BNSF plan to reduce grizzly deaths on Montana rail lines
Amtrak also operates its famed Empire Builder passenger trains between Chicago and Seattle on the BNSF line through the NCDE. A section of rail line through the NCDE, between Cut Bank on the east ...
NBC Chicago24d
Metra BNSF train in Downers Grove strikes pedestrian; 2nd time in less than 24 hours
Suburban Metra trains were stopped in Downers Grove and delays were expected Tuesday morning after a train on the BNSF line headed to Union Station in Chicago struck a pedestrian. A Metra ...