Federal government loosens track inspection requirements, in latest gift to railroads

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved a waiver to allow Class I railroads to cut minimum visual track ...
The Inlander

Some BNSF workers say a Kafkaesque scheduling system has turned railroad work into a dangerous nightmare

BNSF conductor Michael Girven says he's known railroad workers quit to become tree-trimmers, get their college degree or take electrician apprenticeship classes. One longtime engineer, he says, left ...
9NEWS

Rail worker's life 'changed forever': Derailment prompts call for safety reforms

DENVER — Union leaders are calling on BNSF Railway to strengthen safety measures after a rail worker was severely injured in a train derailment at the company’s Globeville rail yard. The incident ...
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Rail worker loses leg in BNSF yard incident

Union leaders are calling on BNSF Railway to strengthen safety measures after a rail worker was severely injured in a train derailment at the company’s Globeville rail yard. The incident happened just ...
Billings Gazette

New trial ordered for ex-BNSF worker

A Yellowstone County judge has ordered a new trial in the case of a former BNSF Railway worker whose injury claims against the company were rejected by a jury. Judge Russell Fagg agreed with attorneys ...
The Business Journals

Worker at BNSF construction site in El Mirage killed after metal plate falls on him

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Officials say a man was found ...
West Central Tribune

Photos: BNSF repairs track near Highway 12, County Road 5 intersection in Willmar, Minnesota

WILLMAR — BNSF Railway employees set up their workstation atop the railroad tracks just north of the Highway 12/County Road 5 intersection west of Willmar on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Welder Nick ...
AZFamily

Contract worker crushed to death at rail yard in El Mirage, police say

EL MIRAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A worker died after being crushed at a BNSF rail yard in the West Valley on Thursday morning. According to El Mirage police, officers were called to assist firefighters and ...
World Socialist Web Site

“A wildcat strike is about the only option left”: US railroad workers speak out against BNSF’s “Hi-Viz” attendance policies

The World Socialist Web Site has received a large volume of correspondence from railroaders at BNSF, in response to an interview published earlier this year. We are reproducing a selection of these ...
9NEWS

Worker injured Tuesday morning at Denver BNSF yard

DENVER — A worker was injured early Tuesday morning at the Denver BNSF yard, according to the Denver Fire Department. At about 12:13 a.m., Denver Fire responded to train cars derailed that had trapped ...
Billings Gazette

Hurt BNSF worker gets $1.7M verdict

A former engineer for BNSF Railway who was injured when five coal cars slammed into a locomotive has been awarded $1.7 million in damages. The damages were awarded to Jeffrey R. Smith by a Yellowstone ...