News Release

BNSF Partners with CSXI to Create Seamless Coast-to-Coast Ice Cold Express Service

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 20, 2001:

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and CSX Intermodal (CSXI) today announced they have partnered to expand BNSF’s Ice Cold Express service to the New York and New Jersey markets.

This twice-weekly service between San Bernardino, Calif. and Little Ferry, N.J. began June 14, 2001. The service provides shippers with a fourth evening delivery, a full day faster than current rail transit times.

“Our partnership with CSXI provides BNSF’s customers with competitive, seamless service between the west and east coasts for temperature-controlled products,” said Steve Branscum, BNSF group vice president, Consumer Products Marketing. “With a service schedule to meet the need for midnight deliveries, the Ice Cold Express is a highly competitive alternative to over-the-road transportation.”

“Combining the excellent service of BNSF with CSXI’s quality service provides customers the reliability of truck service with the economic advantage of rail,” said Clarence Gooden, CSXI president and CEO. “With this temperature-controlled service, we’re demonstrating that almost anything can now move by rail.”

BNSF introduced the Ice Cold Express in 1999 as a weekly service for temperature-controlled products moving between Southern California and Chicago. Last October, the Ice Cold Express network expanded to include service to and from Montreal and Toronto, and the demand for this temperature-controlled product continues to grow. The Ice Cold Express uses 53-foot Wabash National ReeferRailer™ trailers and bogies in unit train service. This slackless technology ensures a smooth ride and features state-of-the-art technology for temperature control and satellite tracking for real-time status reports.

CSX Intermodal is an integrated intermodal company serving domestic U.S. and international customers throughout North America from origin to destination with its own truck, rail and terminal operations. As part of the CSX Corporation family of companies, its traffic predominantly uses the rail network of CSX Transportation.

Headquartered in Fort Worth, BNSF operates one of the largest rail networks in North America, with 33,500 route miles of track covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF moved more than 3.5 million containers and trailers in 2000 through its extensive network of 35 intermodal hubs, making it the largest intermodal carrier in the world.

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