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Patriot Renewable Fuels Shooting for Mid-August Completion of Illinois Ethanol Plant, an Industrial Info News Alert
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Investor-owned ethanol start-up Patriot RenewableFuels LLC (Annawan, Illinois), formed in January 2005, is shooting for amid-August start-up of its new fuel ethanol plant in Annawan. The plant ison a 140-acre site in Henry County about 25 miles east of the Quad CitiesArea....
Stay on track
A building block of Topeka's past is providing a rare bright spot in today's worrisome economy. Railroads have long been a key part of the city's economic landscape, so it's been nice to see signs that the rail industry is chugging along quite nicely these days. ...
Henningsen selected to manage new Transload Center
Henningsen Cold Storage has been selected by the Port of Benton to operate a new freight Transload Center in Richland, WA. The Port teamed up with the State of Washington, the City of Richland, and the Tri-City & Olympia Railroad, to build the Center at the Horn Rapids Industrial Park...
Portland projects receive Connect Oregon II funds
The Oregon Department of Transportation has approved 11 Portland- area projects for the Connect Oregon II multimodal transportation funding program. Portland & Western Railroad received $6.3 million to upgrade 23 miles of 100-year-old rail along the Columbia River. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway received $5.221 million...
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Railroads are busier than ever. Profits are up, and demand for their services is growing. Both Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Union Pacific Railroad recently reported profits for the first quarter of 2008 15 percent...
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Railroads are busier than ever. Profits are up, and demand for their services is growing. Both Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Union Pacific Railroad recently reported profits for the first quarter of 2008 15 percent...
Riverside extension plans set; project to start by 2010
After years of planning, a project to extend Riverside Avenue east from Division Street through the southern portion of the University District is scheduled to start by early 2010. The city of Spokane has secured the $11 million it needs to complete the first two phases of the three-phase...
Injured railroad worker gets $2.3M settlement from BNSF in St. Louis
An injured railroad worker has reached a nearly $2.3 million settlement with the railroad in St. Louis Circuit Court. Thomas Joe Carney sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. in August 2005 over injuries he suffered while working as a railroad engineer. According to...
Worker reaches $2.3M settlement with BNSF in St. Louis Circuit Court
An injured railroad worker has reached a nearly $2.3 million settlement with the railroad in St. Louis Circuit Court. Thomas Joe Carney sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. in August 2005 over injuries he suffered while working as a railroad engineer. According to...
UQM Delivers Motor for Fuel Cell Powered Switch Locomotive
Wireless News04-01-2008UQM Delivers Motor for Fuel Cell Powered Switch LocomotiveWIRELESS NEWS-April 1, 2008-UQM Delivers Motor for Fuel Cell Powered Switch Locomotive C2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com UQM Technologies, a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that it has delivered a PowerPhase 100 motor to Vehicle Projects for use in...
UQM Technologies Delivers Motor for Use in Fuel Cell Powered Switch Locomotive
FREDERICK, Colo. -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has delivered a PowerPhase[R] 100 motor to Vehicle Projects LLC for use in a fuel cell powered switch locomotive under development by a consortium including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, the...
Railroad worker wins $1M in St. Louis County
In one of the first personal injury suits lodged against a railroad company since the state overhauled its tort laws, a southern Missouri man earned a $1.05 million jury verdict in St. Louis County. Myles Bentley, 34, worked as a train conductor for the Burlington Northern...
Railroad worker wins $1M in St. Louis County
In one of the first personal injury suits lodged against a railroad company since the state overhauled its tort laws, a southern Missouri man won a $1.05 million jury verdict in St. Louis County. Myles Bentley, 34, worked as a train conductor for the Burlington Northern...
Railroad worker wins $1M in St. Louis County
In one of the first personal injury suits lodged against arailroad company since the state overhauled its tort laws, asouthern Missouri man won a $1.05 million jury verdict in St. LouisCounty. Myles Bentley, 34, worked as a train conductor for the BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe Railway Co. until 2006, when...
Issues for Year Include Road Funding, Drivers' Needs
After Five Years of Growth, Intermodal Volume Shows Signs of Contraction Intermodal After five years of strong, continuous growth, intermodal shipping stumbled, proving it was not immune from the sputtering demand for freight transportation that was the hallmark of 2007. Intermodal volumes appeared headed for their first year-over-year contraction since...
Scarsella Bros. bids $17.3 million to construct BNSF tunnel here
Scarsella Bros. Inc., of Seattle, is the apparent low bidder, with a bid of $17.3 million, for a contract to construct a 1,330-foot-long at-grade tunnel to carry Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's tracks under the north-south freeway near Hawthorne Road. The bid, which is one of seven submitted for...
Former Army Arsenal Reborn as BNSF Freight Transportation Center
Truck-rail intermodal freight transportation continues to grow in importance, moving ever-larger volumes of cargo across North America. TRUCK-RAIL INTERMODAL, PART I During a visit last month to metropolitan Chicago, Associate News Editor Jonathan S. Reiskin witnessed for TRANSPORT TOPICS two examples of how trucks and trains combine to move freight...
CLEARING THE AIR OR MUDDYING THE WATERS? THE EFFECT OF BURLINGTON NORTHERN ON TITLE VII RETALIATION LITIGATION
Nearly a decade ago Sheila White began work as a forklift operator for Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company.2 Soon after beginning work, White complained that she had been sexually harassed by her supervisor.3 Shortly after her complaint, White was reassigned to track labor a more arduous position, and...
Rail tunnel for freeway is big job
The state of Washington expects to seek bids in late summer or early fall for a project that will capture imaginations in this railroad town - 1,330-foot-long atgrade tunnel that will carry Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's tracks underneath the long-awaited north-south freeway. The state Department of Transportation...
Shipper's Suit Accuses Railroads of Conspiracy on Fuel Surcharges
A manufacturer of soil stabilizers has seized upon a recent ruling by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and filed a federal civil suit against the nation's five largest freight railroads, alleging they conspired to fix prices on fuel surcharges billed to shippers. The May 14 filing by Dust Pro Inc.,...
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- Incorporated: 1961
- CEO: Mr. Matthew K. Rose
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway is engaged primarily in railroad transportation.
Co. operates railroad networks in the United States, with approximately 33,000 route miles covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. Through one operating transportation services segment, Co. transports a wide range of products and commodities including the transportation of containers and trailers (intermodal), coal and agricultural commodities. Other significant aspects of Co.'s business include the transportation of chemicals, forest products, consumer goods, metals, minerals, automobiles and automobile parts. Revenues derived from other sources are not significant.
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Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Matthew K. Rose
Chmn.
Mr. Thomas N. Hund
Mr. Carl R. Ice
Mr. John P. Lanigan Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey R. Moreland
John Lanigan
Contact Information
2650 Lou Menk Drive
Fort Worth, TX
817 333 2000
NAICS Code
Line-Haul Railroads: 482111
