Case Study
Connecting Communities with The Global Marketplace
Success Story Connecting Communities with The Global Marketplace BNSF – Transporting the Products and Materials that Help Feed, Clothe, Power and Supply Communities across North America BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) is one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies. BNSF operates in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. Today’s BNSF Railway Company, a subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, is the product of some 390 different railroad lines that merged or were acquired over a span of more than 150 years. BNSF offers shipping services over one of the largest rail networks in North America, and contributes to the economy in massive ways. Some examples of this impact: BNSF hauls enough coal to generate 10 percent of the electricity produced