BNSF

Rail service in central Washington is expected to improve thanks to a $14.5 million inclusion in the 2023-2025 Transportation Budget.  The funds will be used for the Connell Rail Interchange project north of the Tri-Cities.  The $14.5 million includes ...

A record amount of grain was shipped through Oregon and Washington by BNSF the company announced last week.   The primary products were corn, wheat, soybeans and soybean meal, sorghum, peas, lentils, and DDG.   More than 300,000 railcars ended their journeys at Northwest ports which resulted in nearly $3.5 billion...

Another year of at or near record crops has rail freight demand on the rise.  BNSF Railway reports there are “tangible signs” for much better U.S. grain exports than the industry expected a few months ago.  BNSF’s chief of agricultural products, John Miller, told Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today that BNSF has sold record grain shuttles for July and August this year, and the company expects a late su