News Release

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

FORT WORTH, Texas, October 23, 2008:

Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE:BNI) voted today, October 23, 2008, to pay a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on outstanding common stock. The dividend will be paid January 2, 2009, to shareholders of record December 12, 2008. Common shares outstanding on September 30, 2008, totaled approximately 342 million.

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 North American railroad, transports the components of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur 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
Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000