Double track increases our network's capacity by giving train dispatchers more options when directing traffic. | BNSF Railway

Several post merger paint schemes as well as "pumpkins" are seen on BNSF trains at McCartys, New Mexico. A military move is also seen. From the WB Video show "BNSF's Land of Enchantment" https://rfd.video/BNSFNewMexico | Railfan Depot

American agriculture and BNSF Railway go back a long way. In the early years, producers and the railroad depended on each other and survived and flourished because of each other. Today, that relationship still powers BNSF. The evolution of American agriculture has driven the U.S. food supply chain to become the most productive in the world, and we at BNSF are proud to help get American farms’ bounty to tables around the world. | BNSF Railway

Today BNSF proudly celebrates 175 years of service! On February 12, 1849, the Illinois General Assembly chartered the very first BNSF predecessor: the Aurora Branch Railroad. Just a six-mile-long track between Batavia, Illinois, and West Chicago, the Aurora Branch chugged along with borrowed equipment and secondhand steel tracks. Little did the branch line, nor the developing American economy, know this small railway would grow into one of the largest North American railroads. Now the BNSF netwo

Here's a fascinating look at how BNSF replaced a bridge in Home Valley, Washington, by bringing in the new span on a barge. | BNSF Railway