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 ...

BNSF Railway, a key part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, champions its environmental leadership. However, it faces criticism due to its significant nitrogen oxide emissions. U.S. freight ...

Progress Rail (a Caterpillar Company) announced on Sept. 23 that it is supplying up to four EMD® Joule battery electric locomotives to BNSF Railway (BNSF). Supported in part by grant funding, the ...

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 ...

BNSF Railway, one of the crown jewels of Warren Buffett’s sprawling Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, calls itself an environmental leader in the U.S. rail industry with the cleanest locomotive fleet ...

BNSF is partnering with Wabtec on a biofuels pilot “aimed at quantifying the impact of alternative fuels on emissions, durability and performance in Wabtec locomotives,” Wabtec reported on March 9.

BNSF Railway crews began assessing Tuesday the possible effects of a fuel leak on a train locomotive traveling between Browning and West Glacier. According to Montana Department of Environmental ...

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 ...

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.

Freight train companies are testing hydrogen- and battery-powered locomotives to attempt to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. On Wednesday, BNSF railroad announced plans to test a hydrogen-powered ...

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 ...

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 ...