BROWNING, Mont. — Officials have confirmed that a BNSF Railway locomotive leaked up to 1,000 gallons of diesel while traveling through northern Montana this week. A BNSF train leaked the fuel between ...

New technology is cleaning up the familiar puffs of smoke emitted by diesel locomotives and, more important, dramatically reducing emissions of invisible pollutants. Officials of BNSF Railway are ...

It is a win-win and we hope to see additional diesel engines retrofitted with idle reduction technology throughout our area,” said Julie Oliver, director of Spokane Clean Air. BNSF says it has already ...

A longtime Spokane company is helping BNSF Railway keep its yard locomotives warm when they are not in use, saving fuel in the process. Hotstart Inc. has sold auxiliary power units for 11 diesel ...

BISMARCK - As a North Dakota company prepares to fire up the state's first production facility for liquefied natural gas, the nation's largest railroad is pursuing a switch from diesel-powered to ...

In a wide-ranging interview with Railway Age in December 2018, BNSF’s then-Executive Chairman Matt Rose had this to say about the future of locomotive propulsion technology: “We’ve got to look at ...

SEATTLE – A BNSF train derailed early Thursday on the Swinomish Reservation near Anacortes, Washington, leaking diesel fuel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state Ecology Department and ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Wabtec’s (NYSE: WAB) exploration of the future potential of battery-electric locomotives crosses another significant milestone this ...

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series that will appear in coming weeks about whether trains serving the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals coal terminal will increase cancer risks.

Both the diesel and battery-electric locomotives will power the train when it is running on the mainline. Credit: ©2020 BNSF Railway Company. BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Wabtec have commenced the ...