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BNSF Announces Capital Investment Strategy

Published February 12, 2026

BNSF Railway plans to spend $3.6 billion on capital investments this year. Nearly 75 percent of that total will be spent on track maintenance. Another $358 million is budgeted for expansion and efficiency projects.

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BNSF Auctions Shuttle Train Contracts

Published February 5, 2026

BNSF Railway sold 34 yearlong shuttle train contracts by auction for nearly $33 million. The winning bids ranged from $800,000 to $1.3 million and averaged just under $1 million. Assuming an average of 2.5 turns per month, a $1 million…

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Changing Export Demand Reshapes Grain Rail Traffic

Published February 3, 2026

BNSF Railway's Rachel Lemieux says shifting export demand created major challenges for grain transportation over the past year. Speaking at the Northern Corn and Soybean Expo, Lemieux said, “I think the biggest thing was just the lack of Chinese purchases…

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BNSF ’25-’26 Rail Tariff Rates Released

Published July 25, 2025

BNSF Railway has announced its corn rail tariff rates for the 2025-2026 shipping season. According to the USDA Grain Transportation Report, corn tariff rates to the Pacific Northwest will remain unchanged. The rates to the cattle feedlots in the Texas…

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More Volatility Expected for the Shuttle Train Secondary Market

Published July 3, 2025

BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad have announced that charges will double for the cancellation of a shuttle train contract. For BNSF, the charge goes from $200 per car/per period to $400. In this case, a period is one-third of…

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STB Vacates Previous ND Ruling

Published April 18, 2025

The Surface Transportation Board voted unanimously to vacate a previous decision involving a North Dakota grain elevator and its access to the BNSF Railway. In 2007, the STB allowed Canadian Pacific to acquire 45 miles of rail line in northwest…

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Cold Weather Hampered Rail Traffic

Published February 28, 2025

The extreme cold in mid-February had a major impact on rail movement across northern United States. For the week of February 14, the origin dwell times for BNSF grain shuttle trains averaged 68 hours. That’s the longest since January of…

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Bobb to Receive Agribusiness Award

Published October 23, 2024

The NDSU Harvest Bowl Agribusiness Award recipient is former BNSF Railway executive  Steve Bobb. Bobb is a Richardton, North Dakota native. He spent 37 years at BNSF, including the past 11 years as the executive vice president and chief marketing…

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Rail Disruptions

Published June 26, 2024

The flooding in Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa disrupted rail service for BNSF. A bridge on the Big Sioux River northwest of Sioux City collapsed. Rail traffic in the area is being re-routed to minimize service disruptions.

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Freight Rate Differences

Published April 2, 2024

A decision by Canadian Pacific Railway is impacting shippers moving grain to the Pacific Northwest, including Full Circle Ag at Forman, North Dakota. Grain Division Manager Justin Ostby said CP will not match the BNSF freight prices at neighboring elevators.…

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