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

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure.

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 ...

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

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with BNSF in the railway's claim that it was required by law to accept shipment of the contaminated materials.

Aerial view of the train derailment at the BNSF Railway yard in El Mirage on Jan. 6, 2026.