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We don’t know who needs to hear this, but nobody has this range.
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BNSF predecessor Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) introduced one of its most famous passenger trains, the Chief, on November 14, 1926. The Chief provided daily passenger service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
#history
#ThisDayinHistory
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Merry Christmas from BNSF Railway! We hope your day is merry and bright.
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Merry Christmas from BNSF! May your holiday season be merry and bright.
#MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays
#Christmas2021
#ChristmasTime
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We were thrilled to have been a part of the Touch-a-Truck event this past weekend hosted by the White Bear Lake Police Department. Word on the street is our mini train was a hit!
Boats, helicopters, police cars, buses and more were in attendance. More than 25+ vehicles were on
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Merry Christmas from BNSF! We hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful day.
#merrychristmas
#happyholidays
#christmas
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Katie Farmer, BNSF's Executive Vice President Operations, will become President and Chief Executive Officer on Jan. 2021. Carl Ice, current President and CEO, will retire.
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Merry Christmas from BNSF Railway! We wish you and your family a healthy and safe holiday weekend.
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A BNSF fire train deployed to protect the rail network against the
#DixieFire
in California operates Thursday. BNSF is working closely with CAL FIRE in support of its effort to combat the blaze. Thank you to
#Calfire
and to BNSF employees for all you're doing.
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We hope you and yours have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
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When extreme winter weather blasted much of the nation with temperatures below zero this month, BNSF employees safely kept freight trains moving. Here’s how they did it, now on Rail Talk:
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Our planned second bridge over Lake Pend Oreille will support efficient movement of goods we all use every day. Submit your comment at to support this important project!
#Sandpoint
#Idaho
#freight
#rail
#infrastructure
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Stars above, stripes below! Happy Independence Day from BNSF Railway.
#FourthofJuly
#July4th
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Happy
#IndependenceDay
from BNSF! We are proud to move freight all across this great nation.
#4thofJuly
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BNSF employees handle heavy snowfall at Lemmon, S.D. to keep trains moving for our customers. Here's what snow clearing looks like.
#rail
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Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones from BNSF Railway!
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BNSF today announced plans to invest more than $1.5 billion to construct a state-of-the-art master-planned rail facility in Southern California – and the first being developed by a Class 1 railroad. Full statement at
#freight
#logistics
#intermodal
#socal
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BNSF employees in Rathdrum, Idaho, found a great horned owl stuck in the undercarriage of a locomotive. After consulting with
@BirdsofPreyNW
, they safely pushed the owl out using brooms and welding gloves. The owl is being treated at Kootenai Animal Hospital.
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Happy Halloween! We hope that everyone has a safe and spooky time if participating in trick-or-treating or other festive activities.
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Montana Rail Link team members, welcome to the BNSF family! Starting today, BNSF resumes operations across what will become the MRL Subdivision of our Montana Division. More on Rail Talk at
.
#montana
#freight
#logistics
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As we head into a weekend full of jack-o-lanterns, goblins and ghouls stay alert! You never know what might be hiding in the dark...
Trains run 24/7/365 and cannot easily stop. If trick-or-treating this hallo-weekend, be sure to stay a safe distance from railroad tracks.
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Thank you to the thousands of BNSF employees who are working around the clock to move millions of packages across the country and help make the holidays special. Happy Holidays to everyone.
#HappyHolidays
#Christmas2019
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Happy May 4th! Live long and prosper. (That's a joke.)
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
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BNSF moved
#Galveston
Railroad Museum rolling stock to higher ground before Harvey arrival
#ATSF
#Texas
#Harvey2017
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Check out BNSF’s California fire train. It's made up of five water tank cars, three pumpers, two tenders and a purpose-built caboose. The tanks hold 104,710 gallons of water. The three pumpers and caboose have two water cannons on each end.
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BNSF made history last week by moving the largest wind blade ever transported by rail in North America: A whopping 80.5M long!
This is a dedicated wind blade train, moving
@Vestas
blades from Colorado to Texas.
Photo by BNSF team member Bryan Echols, who helped ensure this
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BNSF Railway announced today that as a result of improved out-gate activity and other BNSF efficiency initiatives, all intermodal freight (including Lot W) is now available for immediate driver pick-up at Logistics Park Chicago. 1/2
#freight
#logistics
#supplychain
#chicago
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Ever wonder how tanks and other military equipment get to where they are needed? BNSF has a long history of partnering with the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, we frequently transport what’s needed to support our nation’s defense. More on
#RailTalk
:
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you're reading this now
We choo-choose you!
Happy Valentine's Day!
#ValentinesDay
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BNSF's most recent expansion project, completed last week, adds a fourth main track in Winslow, Arizona. The additional track at this crew change point on our Southern Transcon route provides a passing lane for faster-moving trains.
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BNSF Railway congratulates the world’s largest aerospace company on a century of success!
#freight
#rail
#Boeing100
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Happy
#InternationalMountainDay
! BNSF operates in and around some of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the U.S. Pictured here is a view of Summit Mountain in Glacier National Park.
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Trains and trucks – both critical parts of the supply chain! Day in and day out, America’s truck drivers are committed to excellence. We look forward to continuing to work with you to drive America’s economy.
#NationalTruckDriverAppreciationWeek
#NTDAW
#logistics
#freight
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We were honored to support the Friends of 261’s North Pole Express in
#StPaul
#Minnesota
this year!
#SantaClaus
#steamtrains
#HappyHolidays
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It's National Model Railroad Month! Tweet photos or video of your layout depicting BNSF or a predecessor, with hashtag
#BNSFlayout
, no later than noon CST on Nov. 13. Our favorite will win a BNSF cap and T-shirt.
Rules at .
#NationalModelRailroadMonth
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Happy Incorporation day to Chicago, Illinois! Pictured here, BNSF predecessor Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) carries passenger cars through the city. We’re proud of our longstanding presence in and partnership with Chicago.
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We're proud of the work our employees do to keep the supply chain moving during the pandemic.
Appreciate railroaders? We hope you’ll let them know. Please post a message thanking them with hashtag
#ThankaRailroader
.
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Railroaders build amazing works to connect communities across all kinds of terrain and past all kinds of obstacles. Here's a look at five of the most impressive engineering landmarks on our rail network! Now on Rail Talk:
#logistics
#engineering
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The BNSF Winter Photo Contest is back! Post your best snow photos featuring BNSF trains from 2019-21 by midnight Tuesday, Jan. 19. Include
#BNSFSnowPhoto
and
@BNSFRailway
. We'll announce winners around Jan. 27. Rules and prizes at .
#photocontest
#contest
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It's Rail Safety Week! This week we will be sharing some tips on how to be safe near railroad tracks. Walking on or near tracks is extremely dangerous. Watch below for how to protect yourself and others if you cannot avoid crossing tracks.
#RailSafetyWeek
#StayOffTheTracks
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A grain train rolls past evergreens on the Sheep Creek trestle bridge near Essex, Mont. Happy 128th Birthday to the great state of
#Montana
!
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Last week, BNSF helped local firefighters contain a wildfire in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state using one of our “fire trains.” Each train has special railcars that hold up to 30,000 gallons of water, making it easier to soak hard to reach areas.
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Happy 106th Birthday to the great
#state
of New Mexico!
#NewMexico
#freight
#rail
#history
#HappyBirthday
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The span for the new rail bridge on Drano Lake in Washington settled into its new home 18 days after it departed Vancouver by barge. The structure replaces a 113-year-old truss that dated back to the original construction of the rail line through the Columbia River Gorge.
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On June 10, 1929, BNSF predecessor Great Northern Railway opened their famous Empire Builder route. The over 2,200-mile passenger route, now operated by Amtrak runs from Chicago to Portland and Seattle and is still in service today.
#OnThisDay
#railhistory
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We hope everybody's dancing in the moonlight on this
#NationalMoonDay
! We'd like to thank our BNSF crews who work night and day to get shipments delivered safely and efficiently.
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We searched through this year’s flurry of entries in our Winter Photo Contest to find the 10 super-chill scenes that will make you say “snow way!”
Congrats to Erik Lindgren (
@844useonly
), our first place winner, and thank you to all who participated:
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BNSF predecessor railroads played a key role in promoting and supporting some of our most famous national parks. This National Parks Week, as you appreciate natural wonders, learn more about railroads’ role in their history on Rail Talk at .
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Take a look at the largest wind blades BNSF has ever moved -- 74 meters long! We hauled these from the Port of Galveston to Wichita Falls, Texas, last month.
More on wind component transport with BNSF at .
#windenergy
#windturbine
#logistics
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Seven months and $20 million worth of work shown in 1 minute! Watch this amazing time-lapse video of our high-tech command center being renovated.
#freight
#railroad
#transportation
#technology
#timelapse
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Here's our greenery today, hope you didn't forget to wear yours! Happy
#StPattysDay
from BNSF!
#StPatricksDay
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With the Black Hills in the distance, a coal train passes a manifest train near Dewey, S.D. Happy 128th Birthday
#SouthDakota
!
#rail
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It's time for the BNSF Winter Photo Contest! To enter, post your best winter train photo from 2018-2020, tag us
@bnsfrailway
and use
#BNSFSnowPhoto
in your caption. For more information visit: . Great prizes. Deadline is Jan. 21.
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BNSF’s fleet of Tier 4 locomotives brings reduced emissions and higher fuel efficiency with lower operating costs and greater tractive effort. More on Rail Talk at
#EarthDay
#sustainability
#freight
#rail
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Photographers, don't miss the BNSF Winter Photo Contest! Post your best winter BNSF train photo from 2019-2021, tag us
@bnsfrailway
and use
#BNSFSnowPhoto
in your caption. Rules and prizes at . Deadline is Jan. 19.
#photocontest
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There’s something lurking in the night. Better to not cross paths or it might give you a fright! Trains operate 24/7/365, even in the darkness. Keep safe and stay off the tracks.
#HappyHalloween
from BNSF Railway!
#halloween
#frightnight
#railsafety
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May you find many reasons to celebrate with friends and family. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
#MerryChristmas
#Christmas2017
#HappyHolidays
#trains
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As
#NationalModelRailroadMonth
draws to a close, we congratulate Greg Kruimer
@anonymousteak
, winner of our Twitter model railroad photo contest!
Here's my HO scale entry to the
#BNSFlayout
contest. This time around I used my small HO scale layout to photograph BNSF and it's predecessors. Twitter doesn't give me enough room to list the manufacturers but I did list them on my instagram
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40 years ago today the
#StaggersAct
began a new era for railroads. It created more balanced regulations and freed up railroads' ability to invest in their networks. Now, America enjoys the world's best freight rail system, and BNSF is an industry leader in safety and efficiency.
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BNSF employees are protecting each other and keeping freight moving. Photo by employee Jeff Wood near Seligman, Arizona on the first day of spring. Wood writes, "Times of crisis provide an opportunity for people to step up and show the character that this country was built on."
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Happy Birthday to Needles, California! On this day in 1913 it was officially incorporated as a city. Recently, we completed four miles of quadruple main track there as part of our ongoing investment in the city. We look forward to growing our relationship for many years to come.
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Happy New Year from BNSF to you! We hope your 2019 is full of success and joy.
#NYE
#NewYears
#2019
#HappyNewYear
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At BNSF, we move big stuff. And by big stuff, we mean objects that may weigh as much (or more) as 22 bull African elephants. Find out how we coordinate these moves and help customers get from point A to B, now on
#Railtalk
:
#logistics
#oversizedcargo
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Happy 128th Birthday to
#WashingtonState
, an extremely important part of BNSF's rail network!
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On this day in 1898, Tulsa, Oklahoma was officially incorporated as a city. BNSF and Tulsa have a long history dating back to August 1882, when our predecessor line, the Frisco, reached the city and began its rail service. Happy birthday, Tulsa!
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Today starts the first of 12 new chapters and 365 new pages. What
#story
will you write in
#2018
? BNSF Railway wishes you a prosperous and
#happynewyear
!
#newyear2018
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The freight rail industry isn't exempt from the economic impact of the
#Covid19
pandemic. But railroaders are hard at work, keeping freight trains rolling so Americans will be able to get the products they need.
#COVID19
#ThankaRailroader
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It's
#NationalMoonDay
! Here's a shout-out to BNSF crews who work under the moonlight to get your shipments delivered on time.
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Happy New Year! After facing the challenges of 2020, we hope the arrival of 2021 brings you a renewed sense of optimism and you and your family will have a happy, safe and healthy year.
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When the public sheltered at home due to COVID-19, the economy suffered. But online business is booming, and their customers want fast delivery. BNSF adapted to the shift in consumer behavior to ensure your package arrives on time:
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The Burlington Route Zephyrs revitalized passenger rail for nearly three decades before highways surpassed streamliners in popularity. With the leaves changing, try this dessert that was served by the railroad as people traveled home for the holidays:
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BNSF is now using virtual reality (VR) training for its mechanical teams! The technology delivers very real safety and efficiency benefits. When it comes to mechanical training, BNSF isn’t playing games.
#innovation
#virtualreality
#safety
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Happy 128th Birthday
#NorthDakota
! Here’s a look at BNSF predecessor Great Northern’s (GN) rail station in Fargo, N.D., in the 1930s.
#TBT
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Photographers, don't miss the BNSF Winter Photo Contest! Post your best winter BNSF train photo from 2018-2020, tag us
@bnsfrailway
and use
#BNSFSnowPhoto
in your caption. More information at . Great prizes. Deadline is Jan. 21.
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Today in 1908, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad (SP&S), a BNSF predecessor, drove its golden spike near North Bonneville, Washington, marking the completion of J.J. Hill's line to the West Coast.
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Photographers! Let’s see your best winter scenes with BNSF trains. Enter our Winter Photo Contest for great prizes. Remember to include
#BNSFsnowphoto
and
@bnsfrailway
. More at .
#railfan
#photocontest
#trainphotography
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BNSF is a crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to the nation’s supply chain! Happy National Puzzle Day.
#NationalPuzzleday
#globalsupplychain
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Happy 160th Birthday to
#Minnesota
! We’ve been with you since 1862, and we look forward to continuing our journey together.
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As the Dec. 31 2018 deadline approaches, BNSF is the first and only Class I railroad to complete installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) infrastructure on our network. More details at
#positivetraincontrol
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