BNSF Railway is chugging along with its plans to construct a sprawling intermodal complex in the northwest Valley. It’ll do so, however, with Maricopa County’s help instead of Surprise’s, a move that caught some city leaders off guard this week. The city had cleared the way for the railroad giant to annex and rezone its […]
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BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. Attorneys for the Warren Buffett-owned company say the […]
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Mass furloughs reported at BNSF Railway operations in 4 states
BNSF Railway has reportedly furloughed 362 employees across the U.S. in a cost-cutting measure, according to the union that represents the workers. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroads in the U.S., has reportedly furloughed hundreds of employees in Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Texas. The furloughs were announced Tuesday, with 362 […]
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BNSF halts work in Spokane Valley, likely adding to delays for Pines Road project
Feb. 12—A major public works project meant to alleviate traffic stoppages at one of the busiest railroad crossings in Spokane Valley has hit another hurdle. The city is close to breaking ground at an underpass where BNSF train tracks cross Pines Road, and a roundabout at the Pines and Trent Avenue intersection, which would cut […]
Washington man who lost home to Tunnel 5 fire sues BNSF over train that sparked blaze
A Washington resident is suing BNSF, claiming the rail company was responsible for the Tunnel 5 fire that leveled his home and others in near the Columbia River Gorge last summer. Seeking $100,000 in damages, he points to how the flames erupted from sparks that came off one of BNSF’s trains. Washington’s Department of Natural […]