BNSF Overview • A Berkshire Hathaway company • 44,000 employees • 32,500 route miles • ~1,500 freight trains per day • Leads rail industry in technological innovation 1
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ Grade Crossing Safety Culture and Results BNSF has: Approximately 25,500 crossings on our network. The lowest highway-railroad grade crossing collision rate among US Class I Railroads. And is proactively engaged with public partners: Equipment installation, inspection and maintenance Vegetation control Trespasser prevention Grade crossing closures and consolidations New safety technology research Coordination with public transportation plans 2
Section 130 program and crossing closures have reduced overall exposure and risk on the network BNSF Crossing Closures By Year Public Crossing Accidents Per Million Train Miles (BNSF) 320 1.8 700 7,000 310 600 6,000 1.7 300 500 5,000 290 1.6 Incidents 280 Rate 400 4,000 270 1.5 300 3,000 260 250 200 2,000 1.4 240 100 1,000 230 1.3 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 - - Total Incidents Rate Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 3
Blaine County, MT location BNSF Milk River Subdivision Harlem East to West to Glasgow Havre Central Ave / Hwy 396 Hwy 2 Harlem canal Zurich Public Crossing Private Crossing
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