News Release

BNSF says Kansas' application for stimulus funds will help improve the state's freight mobility and economy

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, September 22, 2009:

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today said that the state of Kansas' application for a $50 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to help launch the construction of a new intermodal facility near Kansas City will have a significant impact on improving freight mobility and the economy in Kansas.

BNSF's proposed Kansas City Intermodal Facility (KCIMF), located southwest of Kansas City near Edgerton, would help to cumulatively generate thousands of jobs; enhance the region's economic development; and reduce Kansas' congestion and emissions by shifting more goods movement to rail.

The proposed intermodal facility would feature LEED certified buildings, innovative green technology such as wide-span electric cranes that produce zero emissions on site, and automated gate systems that improve truck throughput and reduce idling.

If the state's request for TIGER funds for this project is granted, construction of the facility could begin in 2010.

"On behalf of BNSF, I want to thank all of the business and community leaders and public officials who have worked so hard in support of this project," said Matthew K. Rose, BNSF chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson, Lieutenant Governor Troy Findley, and Kansas Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller are leaders in finding solutions to attract new businesses and jobs while also reducing air emissions and congestion. We appreciate their strong engagement as well as the support from U.S. Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts and Congressmen Dennis Moore and Jerry Moran. Their vision will help ensure the Kansas City region will remain one of the most efficient and competitive freight transportation markets in the nation."

Additional support for stimulus funds for KCIMF was provided by the following:

• Kansas State Senators Karin Brownlee, Jeff Colyer, Julia Lynn, John Vratil, David Wysong
• Kansas State Representatives Terrie Huntington, Lisa Benlon, Anthony Brown, Pat Colloton, Marvin Kleeb, Jill Quigley, Gene Rardin, Arlen Siegfreid, Mike Slattery and Sheryl Spalding, Kay Wolf, Ron Worley, and Kevin Yoder
• Mayor Donald Roberts, City of Edgerton, Kansas
• Mayor David C. Drovetta, City of Gardner, Kansas
• Mid-America Regional Council
• Kansas City Area Development Council
• Kansas City SmartPort
• De Soto Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
• Louisburg Chamber of Commerce
• Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and Ottawa/Franklin County ED, Inc.
• Paola Chamber of Commerce and Paola Economic Development
• Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce
• Johnson County Park and Recreation District
• Miami County Board of Commissioners
• Emporia Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas
• Leavenworth County Development Corporation
• Southwest Johnson County Economic Development
• National Retail Federation
• Retail Industry Leaders Association
• Waterfront Coalition
• The Coleman Company
• Colliers International
• GBA Architects Engineers
• Grubbs & Ellis
• Kansas City Power & Light
• Kessinger Hunter & Company
• McAninch Corporation
• Miles Excavating, Inc.
• Peridian Group, Inc.
• CB Richard Ellis

The proposed stimulus investment would leverage BNSF's planned $200 million investment for the facility as well as the $2 billion BNSF has invested since 1997 to expand line capacity and facilities on the Southern Transcon Corridor connecting the Southwest to Kansas City and Chicago.

The innovative KCIMF could also serve the transportation requirements for a future independently developed and owned logistics park, Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC) that is anticipated to generate several million dollars in state and local taxes and create thousands of jobs in the Kansas City region.

"It is through projects like KCIMF and the tremendous support from the community that will allow the United States to create and sustain the pre-eminent surface transportation system in the world," Rose said.

About BNSF Railway Company

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