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BNSF Railway Flack: We Invest Heavily In Infrastructure. Oh, Really, Craig?

Posted on December 24, 2014 by markt

Come on, man! How can you say this junk two days before Christmas?   By Mark L Taylor The Daily Call (12/24/14) The Tuesday (12/23/14) LaCrosse Tribune carried a letter from Burlington Northern Santa Fe corporate flack Craig Rasmussen crowing about … Continue reading →

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Berkshire Hathaway BNSF Railroad Adds Surcharge On Puncture-prone Older Oil Tank Cars

Posted on October 28, 2014 by markt

Bloomber (10/25/14) BNSF Railway Co. plans to apply a $1,000 surcharge for each older crude tank car, denting profits for shale drillers in North Dakota. The railroad owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the first major U.S. operator … Continue reading →

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Worker Has Bad Day, Steals BNSF Train, Goes On Joy Ride, Now Faces Prison

Posted on October 17, 2014 by markt

By Tom Morton K2Radio (10/13/14) Derek Skyler Brux was having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day on Thursday. Then he stole a train. Brux received a call from his immediate supervisor at Rail Link where he worked as … Continue reading →

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‘Weapon Of Mass Destruction’ — BNSF Coon Creek Bridge At Stoddard A Cause Of Concern

Posted on October 16, 2014 by markt

By Matt Johnson The Vernon County Broadcaster (10/10/14) The use of stacked timber to support a cracked railroad bridge over the Coon Creek south of Stoddard has stirred concern among area residents. In an Oct. 2 online story on “The … Continue reading →

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Repair Status Of BNSF Railroad Bridge Over Coon Creek Causes Concern

Posted on October 11, 2014 by markt

Mark Taylor shared this photo and others at the online site “The Daily Call” on Oct. 2 saying the large crack is under a railroad bridge over the Coon Creek south of  Stoddard. Timbers used to support the bridge can … Continue reading →

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Rail Road Rot Isn’t Just In Ohio: BNSF’s Rotting Railroad Infrastructure Bears Weight Of Explosive Crude Oil Shipments In Wisconsin

Posted on October 8, 2014 by markt

(BNSF bridge all loaded up with crude oil tank cars. Check out all that quality concrete work!) (All photos by Mark L. Taylor, Creative Commons use granted, 2014.)   By Mark L. Taylor The Daily Call (10/8/14) Okay, so the … Continue reading →

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