BNSF Railway

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BNSF Railway
AASHTO Rail Conference Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Rick Depler BNSF Assistant Director Passenger
Train Operations
September 21, 2009
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BNSF Overview Vision

• Our vision is to realize the tremendous
  potential of BNSF Railway by providing
  transportation services that consistently meet
  our customers' expectations.

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BNSF Network Overview
Route Miles 32,000 Number of Employees 40,000
Locomotives Approx. 6,400 Average Freight Cars
on System 200,000
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BNSF Passenger Operations Scope

• Daily passenger train operations, which includes
  64 daily Amtrak trains that operate 17,442 trains
  miles per day, 94 Chicago Metra, 44 Metrolink
  trains, 24 Seattle Sound Transit trains.
• BNSF Miles with Amtrak Traffic 6,485
• 108 Amtrak passenger stations on BNSF
• Passenger Emergency Preparedness Plan (PTEPP)
• Safety Emergency Training/Drills

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BNSF Railway Passenger Principles

• 1) No service change should degrade BNSFs
  service to freight customers
• 2) Schedules and related capital investment
  are linked. Future schedule changes
  could require additional capital investments
• 3) BNSF must be compensated for costs
  associated with service changes and increased
  track speeds
• 4) Capital investments necessary for service
  additions or changes are the
  responsibility of the sponsoring public agency
• 5) Actual operating conditions and costs must
  be considered in service studies
• 6) Projected freight growth must also be
  considered in service studies
• 7) BNSF must not incur a higher tax burden as
  a result of a passenger investment
• 8) BNSF must retain operating control of its
  rail facilities, dispatching, maintenance
  and construction
• 9) Grade crossing warning devices and fencing
  must be included as part of planned
  improvements
• 10) BNSF must be adequately and comprehensively
  protected through indemnification and
  insurance for the risks associated with passenger
  services

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BNSF Amtrak Long Distance Routes
High Speed Routes
Official High Speed Feeder Routes
Un-Official High Speed Feeder Routes
Studies for Future Amtrak Routes
BNSF Joint Trackage Rights
BNSF Non-Passenger Routes
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BNSF Amtrak/Commuter Services

• Amtrak - System wide
• Over 6,485 miles of BNSF track 64 trains daily
  Mon-Fri
• Chicago Metra
• Chicago / Aurora 94 trains daily Mon-Fri
• Los Angeles Metrolink (SCRRA)
• Los Angeles/Fullerton 28 trains daily
  Mon-Fri
• Fullerton/San Bernardino 25 trains daily Mon-Fri
• Seattle Sound Transit
• Everett/Seattle 08 trains daily Mon-Fri
• Seattle/Tacoma 18 trains daily Mon-Fri
• Minneapolis Northstar
• (effective 11-16-09)

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Amtrak Service on BNSF
Seattle Vancouver 2/day, 14/week
Vancouver BC
Minneapolis Seattle/Portland 2/day, 14/week
Seattle
Bellingham/Seattle/Portland 2/day, 14/week
Winnipeg
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Tacoma
Havre
Vancouver WA
Spokane
Portland
Glendive
Seattle Portland 10/day 70/week
Billings
Duluth
Fargo
Helena
Minneapolis/St.Paul
Gillette
Bieber
Chicago - Los Angeles 2/day, 14/week
Chicago - Denver 2/day, 14/week
Sioux City
Keddie
Chicago
Port Chicago - Bakersfield 8/day, 56/week
Stockton - Bakersfield 4/day, 28/week
Port Chicago
Chicago - Quincy 4/day, 28/week
Stockton
Richmond
Galesburg
Omaha
Lincoln
Quincy
Denver
Kansas City
East St.Louis
Bakersfield
Springfield
Paducah
Tulsa
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Fullerton Soto 22/day, 154/week
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Albuquerque
San Diego
Oklahoma City Ft Worth 2/day, 14/week Ft Worth
Opal Junction 2/day, 14/week
Phoenix
Birmingham
Dallas/Ft.Worth

El Paso
Temple
Mobile
Iowa Junction
Opal Junction
Iowa Jct - Avondale 2 trains Tri Weekly
Avondale (New Orleans)
Houston
Galveston
Eagle Pass
BNSF
Laredo
Amtrak
Brownsville
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Commuter Service on BNSF
Sound Transit Everett / Seattle 8/day,
40/week Mon-Fri
Vancouver BC
Seattle
Sound Transit Seattle / Tacoma 18/day,
90/week Mon-Fri
Winnipeg
Tacoma
Spokane
Havre
Vancouver WA
North Star Minneapolis Effective 11-16-09
Glendive
Portland
Billings
Duluth
Helena
Fargo
Minneapolis/St.Paul
Gillette
Bieber
Chicago Metra Chicago / Aurora 94/day, 470/week
revenue 12/Day, 60/week deadhead Mon-Fri
Keddie
Sioux City
Chicago
Omaha
Port Chicago
Stockton
Denver
Richmond
Galesburg
Lincoln
Quincy
Kansas City
East St.Louis
SCCRA/Metrolink Riverside/San Bernardino 8/day,
40/week Mon-Fri
Bakersfield
SCCRA/Metrolink LA/Fullerton 28/day, 140/week
Mon-Fri
Springfield
Paducah
Tulsa
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Fullerton
Oklahoma City
Albuquerque
Memphis
SCCRA/Metrolink Fullerton/Riverside 25/day,
125/week Revenue 1/day, 5/week deadhead Mon-Fri
San Diego
Phoenix
Birmingham
Dallas/Ft.Worth

El Paso
Temple
Mobile
Iowa Junction
Opal Junction
Avondale (New Orleans)
Houston
Galveston
Eagle Pass
BNSF
Laredo
Amtrak
Brownsville
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BNSF Railway Amtrak On Time Performance
2001 - 2009
BNSF Record Year
2009 Projection based on Incentive Earned Jan -
Aug
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DOT/Freight Railroad Partnership

• What does a state DOT need to do to partner with
  a freight railroad?
• What are some key challenges today?
• What are some next steps that the railroads and
  the DOTs need to take?

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BNSF Network Operations Center Ft Worth, Texas
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