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Appeals Court Sides With BNSF on Asbestos Deaths

A federal appeals court has overturned聽a judge鈥檚 finding聽that BNSF contributed to the deaths of two in Montana.聽BNSF argued it was required under law to accept the vermiculite material for shipment.

February 25, 2026
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BNSF Warns Rail Megamerger Risks Higher Prices

Katie Farmer, BNSF鈥檚 CEO, said the industry should question whether it鈥檚 an 鈥渁ccurate premise鈥 that Union Pacific鈥檚 proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern will lead eventually to growth in shipping volume.

January 15, 2026
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Colorado Awarded $66M in Federal Funding for Rail Safety

Colorado has been awarded $66.4 million in grant funding to improve the safety of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line north of Denver.

November 1, 2024
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Tornado Derails 43 BNSF Train Cars in North Dakota

STEELE, N.D. 鈥 Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

August 29, 2024
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FRA Report Says BNSF Safety Held Back by Industry Issues

BNSF is generally striving to improve safety, but that message doesn鈥檛 always reach workers who often don鈥檛 feel comfortable reporting safety concerns, according to an assessment.

August 28, 2024
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Judge Orders BNSF to Pay Washington Tribe Nearly $400 Million

SEATTLE 鈥 BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered after finding that the company trespassed across the tribe鈥檚 reservation.

June 18, 2024
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BNSF Signs On to Federal Safety Hotline for Some Workers

OMAHA, Neb. 鈥 BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.

April 26, 2024
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Jury Finds BNSF Contributed to Two Asbestos Deaths

A federal jury on April 22 said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town.

April 22, 2024
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BNSF Inspection Practices Probed After Colorado Derailment

An investigation into a Colorado train derailment and bridge collapse that killed a truck driver is focused on whether inspection and maintenance practices at BNSF Railway contributed.

November 2, 2023
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Broken Rail May Have Caused Derailment That Killed Trucker

A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over I-25 in Colorado, killing a truck driver, federal authorities said Oct. 17, based on their preliminary investigation.

October 17, 2023

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