News Release

BNSF to Replace More Than 70 Track Miles of Rail in South Dakota

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 26, 2009:

In June, BNSF Railway Company will begin the first of five maintenance-of-way projects in South Dakota that will replace approximately 73 track miles of rail along its system. BNSF crews will conduct track work between Glenham and Morristown; Alpena and Wolsey; Alexandria and Canton; Crooks and Lyons; and Harrisburg and Sioux Falls. The last of the projects is expected to end in September for a total cost of almost $11 million.

"Expanding and maintaining our infrastructure in South Dakota and throughout the system not only allows us to provide customers with efficient and reliable rail service but it also benefits the overall efficiency of America's supply chain," said Dave Freeman, BNSF vice president, Engineering.

BNSF expects to spend about $2 billion this year to keep the railway's infrastructure strong by upgrading technologies and refreshing track, signal systems, structures and freight cars.

About BNSF

A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE:BNI), BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest North American rail networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other American railroad, carries the components of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur coal to generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions at www.bnsf.com.

BNSF Headquarters
BNSF Railway Company
2650 Lou Menk Dr. 2nd Floor
Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000