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 ...

U.S. freight railroads are a major source of pollution, chuffing out more nitrogen oxide than all the nation’s coal-fired ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...