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News ReleaseBNSF Railway Company Named Carrier of the Year by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.FORT WORTH, Texas, November 9, 2005:Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. recently recognized BNSF Railway Company as the recipient of Wal-Mart’s annual "Carrier of the Year" award. "BNSF Railway Company provided outstanding rail service for Wal-Mart in 2004," said Tracy Rosser, vice president, Wal-Mart Corporate Traffic. "It is our pleasure to recognize their associates for commitment to quality and customer service. Their great support throughout 2004 has ultimately allowed us to better serve our customers." This year, Wal-Mart recognized twelve carriers for their outstanding service in their respective categories. Some of those categories included Small Package Carrier of the Year, Grocery Carrier of the Year, Rising Star Carrier of the Year and Innovative Carrier of the Year. "BNSF is honored to have received Wal-Mart’s Rail Carrier of the Year award for the seventh consecutive year," said Steve Branscum, BNSF group vice president, Consumer Products. "We are dedicated to providing intermodal service and capacity solutions to support Wal-Mart’s continued growth." Selection criteria for the award included revenue/growth, ease of doing business, communication, flexibility, customer service and follow-up/correction of errors. A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE:BNI), BNSF Railway operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. The railway is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other American railroad, transports the components of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulphur coal to generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF Railway is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions at www.bnsf.com. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States. The company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United Kingdom. The company's securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT. Online merchandise sales are available at www.walmart.com. Press releases and other Wal-Mart facts are available at www.walmartfacts.com. BNSF Headquarters |
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