Fifty years after Burlington Northern consolidated the traffic of two predecessor routes onto a single line featuring a nearly mile-long bridge near Sandpoint, Idaho, successor BNSF has opened its ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway’s inaugural train trip across the new Sandpoint Junction Connector rail bridge took place over the weekend, marking the last step of the project more ...

Seattle city emergency planners say more must be done to lower the risk of an oil train accident and improve the city’s ability to respond. A train glides across the water at Sandpoint about every ...

BNSF Railway Co. said it is moving ahead with a second railroad bridge across Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, while the city’s mayor voiced opposition. BNSF said it had been considering building the ...

Idaho officials have approved BNSF Railway's application for a permit to build a second railroad bridge in northern Idaho across Lake Pend Oreille and Sand Creek in Sandpoint. The Idaho Department of ...

BOISE, Idaho — BNSF Railway’s plan to build two bridges as part of a second railroad line in northern Idaho to accommodate increased train traffic and future growth meets environmental requirements, ...

In July of 2013, an oil train derailed in Quebec, Canada, killing 47 people. In December of 2013, an oil train derails outside of Casselton, North Dakota spilling 400 thousand gallons of crude oil. In ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho — BNSF Railway wants to build a second bridge in northern Idaho to handle an expected increase in traffic that includes coal and oil trains. The one bridge now at Sandpoint handles ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — An environmental group is appealing an Idaho Department of Lands encroachment permit granted for a second BNSF Railway Co. bridge. Court records show Wild Idaho Rising Tide ...

Montana Rail Link (MRL) in January announced it would cease its long-term lease with BNSF to operate over main line between Huntley, Mont., and Sandpoint, Idaho. Now, it is asking for Surface ...

BNSF is a major transportation player in the Tri-Cities. Pasco is home to BNSF’s largest humpyard in the Northwest, and the company employs more than 500 people in the area. Matthew Brown AP BNSF ...