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Plowing Ahead: Heavy Snowfall is No Problem for BNSF’s Rotary Snowplows

Posted on January 1, 2021

Weighing in at more than 150 tons and equipped with an 11-foot fan that cuts through deep snowdrifts, rotary snowplows play a crucial role in BNSF’s winter action plans. The slow-moving, snow-throwing rotaries were originally steam powered, debuting in American railroading in the 1880s. Those now in service with BNSF were originally built in the…

BNSF Employee Spotlight: Maia LaSalle

Posted on January 1, 2021

BNSF has partnered with American producers for over 170 years to make the U.S. farming supply chain one of the most efficient and productive in the world. BNSF’s Agriculture Ombudsman for Montana and Wyoming, Maia LaSalle, works closely with farmers to ensure BNSF is connected to what is happening in the field. The Agriculture Ombudsman…