BNSF RailWAY
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) was created on September 22nd, 1995, when Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe merged together. The Racetrack, which is the line that we'll be talking about, was constructed in 1864 by the Chicago and Aurora Railroad. The company soon merged with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The CB&Q operated commuter service until 1970, when the railroad became part of Burlington Northern. From now and then, the "Racetrack" as they call by railfans, is run by BNSF, Metra, and Amtrak.
We all know that this isn't Nate's favorite railroad, but we'll still get into it before he grounds any of us. As of now, the BNSF Railway is the second largest freight railroad (behind Union Pacific). It's one of seven U.S. North American Class I railroads. It has around 48,000 employees, 32,500 miles of track (28 states total), and over 8,000 locomotives running. In 2010, BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles, which was more than any other North American railroad. As said by some people, it's among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America.
We all know that this isn't Nate's favorite railroad, but we'll still get into it before he grounds any of us. As of now, the BNSF Railway is the second largest freight railroad (behind Union Pacific). It's one of seven U.S. North American Class I railroads. It has around 48,000 employees, 32,500 miles of track (28 states total), and over 8,000 locomotives running. In 2010, BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles, which was more than any other North American railroad. As said by some people, it's among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America.