Metra apologizes after second day of rush hour train delays lead to overcrowding

Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather crowded Union Station after a second day of rush hour ...
Trains.com on MSN

NTSB issues final report on fatal collision between BNSF train, maintenance truck

WASHINGTON — Failure to comply with a railroad rule requiring a person on the ground for a back-up vehicle move, and ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS, CSX

BNSF marks 2025 as the safest year in its history. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) surpasses $18.2 million in charitable giving ...
Trains

CSX, BNSF detail preparations for major winter storm (updated)

CSX and BNSF Railway today outlined plans to deal with the operational challenges from a major winter storm that could affect ...
Trains

BNSF announces $3.6 billion capital plan for 2026

BNSF Railway will spend $3.6 billion under its 2026 capital plan, the railroad announced today (Jan. 26), with the majority — ...
NBC Montana

BNSF locomotive leaks up to 1,000 gallons of diesel while traveling through northern Montana

BROWNING, Mont. — Officials have confirmed that a BNSF Railway locomotive leaked up to 1,000 gallons of diesel while traveling through northern Montana this week. A BNSF train leaked the fuel between ...
Railway Age

BIG Reason to Blow Up CARB’s Unrealistic ‘In-Use Locomotive Rule’

Report from California, courtesy of the Victorville Daily Press: “Barstow Leaders Rally Legislative Support to Save BNSF’s $1.5 Billion Railway Project,” the headline read. “Barstow city leaders ...
The Columbian

‘Pollutants’ from BNSF locomotives in rail yard called ‘outrageous’ by Lincoln neighborhood residents

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, ...