News Release

BNSF Earns 11th TRANSCAER® National Achievement Award

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 27, 2011:

BNSF Railway was presented with TRANSCAER's National Achievement Award this week for enhancing community safety. The TRANSCAER awards recognize companies for outstanding efforts to ensure the safe transportation of hazardous products. This is the 11th time BNSF has been recognized with the National Achievement Award since 1998. BNSF's first responder training has helped train more than 60,000 emergency responders over its 32,000 mile network in 28 states.

TRANSCAER member companies train local emergency responders how to prepare for and respond to possible hazardous materials transportation incidents through a combination of hands-on activities, emergency planning assistance and community drills and exercises. The training includes the use of actual rail and truck equipment; table-top exercises, and whistle-stop tours that bring emergency preparedness training to response organizations and educates communities near major rail routes about rail equipment and chemical transportation.

"The safety of our employees and the communities in which we operate are of paramount importance to BNSF," says Allen Stegman, BNSF general director, environmental and hazardous materials. "We are proud that our efforts have been recognized once again by TRANSCAER. This award highlights BNSF's continued commitment to work closely with the emergency responder community to ensure safe and efficient responses to transportation incidents."

"The TRANSCAER awards recognize those companies that have undertaken exceptional efforts to ensure the safe and secure transportation of potentially hazardous products," said Rollie Shook, Chair of the National TRANSCAER Task Group and Global Emergency Services Leader, Emergency Services & Security Expertise Center for Dow Chemical Co. "BNSF has consistently demonstrated it's commitment to protect the public and safeguard our communities with a goal of training a minimum of 2,500 emergency responders each year."

In 2010 BNSF conducted 168 hazardous material training sessions reaching 3,260 emergency responders. These sessions were conducted throughout 18 states including major training tours in California and Montana, as well as special efforts in Utah, Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming.

About BNSF

BNSF Railway is one of North America's leading freight transportation companies operating on 32,000 route miles of track in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is one of the top transporters of consumer goods, grain, industrial goods and low-sulfur coal that help feed, clothe, supply, and power American homes and businesses every day. BNSF and its employees have developed one of the most technologically advanced, and efficient railroads in the industry. And we are working continuously to improve the value of the safety, service, energy, and environmental benefits we provide to our customers and the communities we serve. You can learn more about BNSF 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