News Release

BNSF to Host Webcast June 5

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 25, 2006:

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE: BNI) will host a meeting for financial analysts and investors from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time Monday, June 5.

A live Webcast and presentation material will be available on BNSF’s Web site at www.bnsf.com. Those who plan to access the Webcast should access the BNSF site by 2:30 p.m. Eastern time June 5 to download and install any software required to run the presentation.

For those who cannot listen to the live Webcast, a replay will be available on the "Investors" section of BNSF’s Web site about two hours after the conclusion of the meeting.  An MP3 downloadable audio file also will be available at the same location.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation’s subsidiary BNSF Railway Company 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 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
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000