News Release

BNSF's Chief Financial Officer to Address Merrill Lynch 2006 Global Transportation Conference

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 8, 2006:

Thomas N. Hund, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE:BNI), will address the Merrill Lynch 2006 Global Transportation Conference on Thursday, June 15, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.
The presentation will describe BNSF's franchise, growth opportunities and financial results.

Interested investors may listen to the presentation via a simultaneous Webcast on BNSF's Web site at www.bnsf.com. A replay will be available in the "Investors" section of the BNSF Web site shortly after the presentation ends.

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. BNSF Railway Company 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 Company 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