• Overview
• General Tips
• Origin City Input
• Destination City Input
• Valid State Codes
• Beginning Event
• Ending Event
• Release / Interchange Time

Overview:

The BNSF Carload Transit Schedule Query application is designed to provide BNSF carload customers with an interactive platform to determine BNSF transit time estimates. These transit time estimates can be between local BNSF stations and/or stations where BNSF interchanges cars with other railroads.

The transit days and hours produced by this tool represent only BNSF's portion of the trip.

This application supports the following browsers

• Netscape 4 or higher
• Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher
• Java and JavaScript enabled browser.

It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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General Tips:

If you are unsure of the exact spelling of any BNSF city, simply type its first few letters. After you continue to the next screen, you will be prompted to pick from a list of cities that match.

To quickly input a state abbreviation without using the drop down menu, in the box provided type the first letter of the state, and continue to key in that same letter until the state abbreviation you want appears in the box.

If you receive the following error; "There is no BNSF station that matches your origin/destination request" verify that the station you have entered is a BNSF station point. BNSF station points include BNSF local point and interchange points BNSF has with other railroads. The BNSF Website contains a complete BNSF Station List as well as detailed maps of our rail system.

Remember that this tool is for cities served by BNSF. If your query involves a BNSF shortline partner, you will need to specify the city where BNSF and that shortline connect.

In certain cases, the geographical definition of a city and BNSF's operational definition may not be exactly the same.   Here are some common origin/destination cities that geographically may not produce a transit time. Please use the alternative city in your transit time request.

Geographic City	State	Operational Alternative City	State
LOS ANGELES HARBOR	CA	LOS ANGELES	CA
DALLAS	TX	FT WORTH or IRVING	TX
ST PAUL	MN	NORTHTOWN	MN
CHICAGO	IL	CICERO	IL

 

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BNSF Origin City:

An Origin City can either be a BNSF local station, or a point where BNSF connects with another rail partner. Enter the full name or first few letters of the BNSF Origin City.

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BNSF Destination City:

A Destination City can either be a BNSF local station, or a point where BNSF connects with another rail partner. Enter the full name or first few letters of the BNSF Destination City.

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Valid BNSF State Codes:

State Code	Full Spelling	State code	Full Spelling
AL	ALABAMA	MO	MISSOURI
AR	ARKANSAS	MS	MISSISSIPPI
AZ	ARIZONA	MT	MONTANA
BC	BRITISH COLUMBIA	ND	NORTH DAKOTA
CA	CALIFORNIA	NE	NEBRASKA
CO	COLORADO	NM	NEW MEXICO
FL	FLORIDA	NV	NEVADA
IA	IOWA	OH	OHIO
IN	INDIANA	OK	OKLAHOMA
ID	IDAHO	OR	OREGON
IL	ILLINOIS	SD	SOUTH DAKOTA
KS	KANSAS	TN	TENNESSEE
KY	KENTUCKY	TX	TEXAS
LA	LOUISIANA	UT	UTAH
MB	MANITOBA	WA	WASHINGTON
MI	MICHIGAN	WI	WISCONSIN
MN	MINNESOTA	WY	WYOMING

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Beginning Event:

An Origin City can either be a BNSF local station, or a point where BNSF connects with another rail partner. Where BNSF is the origin carrier, select "Release to BNSF". If another carrier is the origin carrier, and the car will be delivered to the BNSF for further movement, please select "Interchanged from RR". If you are not sure if BNSF is the origin carrier, select "Release to BNSF".

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Ending Event:

A Destination City can either be a BNSF local station, or a point where BNSF connects with another rail partner. Where BNSF is the delivering carrier, select "Placement on BNSF". If another carrier is the destination carrier, and the car will be delivered by BNSF to another railroad for further movement, please select "Interchanged to RR". If you are not sure if BNSF is the origin carrier, select "Placement on BNSF".

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Release / Interchange Time:

The time when the rail car will be released or available to BNSF railway for shipment