BNSF currently employs about 1,000 people in and around Galesburg and is expected to hire additional workers as part of the expansion project. According to the company, the connection track will ...

Following a civil trial, a jury in 2024 awarded $4 million each to the estates of the two people who died in 2020. Their families blamed the railroad for allowing asbestos-contaminated mining material ...

The ruling is a victory for the Texas-based railway and a blow to plaintiffs in hundreds of other asbestos cases pending in ...

BNSF announced its 2026 capital investment plan in January. Of the overall investment, $358 million is designated for track ...

A panel of federal judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical of arguments from lawyers for two deceased plaintiffs that railroad giant BNSF Railway is liable for past asbestos contamination at its rail ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six train cars derailed and restricted the westbound U.S. 60 in El Mirage on the evening of Jan. 6. El Mirage police officers ...

BNSF on July 7 announced the recipients of its 2025 “Tracking to Zero” award, honoring five state departments of transportation (DOTs) in their shared commitment to improving grade crossing safety.

BRAINERD — A BNSF Railway engine caught fire Wednesday, Feb. 11, while traveling west on the tracks from Brainerd into Baxter.