To keep freight moving safely and reliably, we look for ways to eliminate service interruptions, and data shows most interruptions occur around switches. A switch changes the direction of a moving train and has several parts, including switch points that move to guide a train onto a different track. The frog is the crossing inside the switch where train wheels pass; traditional frogs have a gap that causes friction and wear and can force trains to slow to 10 mph until the frog is repaired or rep

Brush with history: BNSF’s art collection tells the story of a railroad and a country

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