BNSF History
Politics and Rail Policy
RailPAC 101
Elections
Politician or Cartoon Character?
100
Name the two railroads that merged in 1995 to make the current BNSF Railway.
What is Burlington Northern Railroad Company and The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company?
100
This trade association is the world's leading railroad policy, research and technology organization focusing on safety and productivity of rail carriers. Its members include the major freight railroads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak.
What is Association of American Railroads (AAR)?
100
Name one of the Chairman’s Club benefits for members.
What is PAC Match or Train Trip or Appreciation Gift or Speaker Events?
100
The age you are legally permitted to vote in the United States.
What is 18?
100

Ami Bera

What is politician? Rep. Ami Bera is a Democrat who represents California's 7th Congressional District.

200
The city in which the ATSF (Santa Fe) headquarters was located prior to the merger.
What is Schaumburg, Illinois?
200
This is an unprecedented, advanced set of technologies that will automatically stop a train before certain human error incidents occur. Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), passenger railroads and Class I freight railroads must install this on main lines used to transport passengers or toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) materials.
What is Positive Train Control (PTC)?
200
This economist came to BNSF campus in 2015 and started his speech with Bueller, Bueller?
Who is Ben Stein?
200
The name of the U.S. Senator who is up for re-election in Texas.
What is Sen. Ted Cruz? He is running for re-election for his second term.
200

Scott Lang

What is cartoon character? Scott Lang is Marvel Comics Ant-Man.

300
Name one of the three BN CEOs who came from outside the railroad industry and had no railroad operating experience.
Who is Walter Drexel or Darius Gaskins or Gerald Grinstein?
300
Proponents are seeking a legislative mandate for a multi-state pilot program to increase federal limits on what from 80,000 lbs. to 91,000 lbs. — a jump of almost 14% in weight.
What is Truck Size and Weight?
300
PAC Match is open to all charities who have this type of tax status.
What is 501c3 organizations?
300
The party that controls both houses of the U.S. Congress.
What is the Republican Party? House 239 R/193 D/2 Vacant, Senate 51R/47D/2I
300

Randy Weber

Rep. Randy Weber is a Republican who represents the 14th district of Texas. The following BNSF facilities are in his district: Beaumont Rail Yard, Galveston Rail Yard, Houston/Alvin Rail Yard.

400
On December 20, 1999, BNSF Railway and which railroad company announced a plan to combine their rail systems that would blanket most of North America, except for the U.S. Southeast.
What is Canadian National?
400
This U.S. agency plans to enact punishing regulations —​ and is considering other like-minded proposals — that will undermine the ability of U.S. freight railroads to operate efficiently and effectively.
What is U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB)?
400
This BNSF group monitors federal RailPAC contributions to bipartisan candidates.
What is the RailPAC Advisory Board?
400
True or False. All 50 state governors are up for re-election in 2018.
What is False? There are only 36 gubernatorial election in 2018; 20 of them are in states in which BNSF operates.
400

Sharice Davids

What is politician? Rep. Davids is a Democrat who Represents the 3rd district of Kansas. The following BNSF facilities are in his district: Kansas City Intermodal Hub, Kansas City Rail Yard, Kansas City Maintenance, Kansas City Dispatching Center, Overland Park Training Center.

500
This executive was named President and Chairman of The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company in December 2000 and elected Chairman in March 2002.
Who is Matthew K. Rose?
500
This 1980 Act is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and it replaced the regulatory structure that had existed since the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act.
What is the Staggers Act?
500
Name one of the RailPAC criteria used to support candidates.
What is (1) represents the BNSF Network or (2) sits on a key committees or (3) supports the rail industry.
500
The number of House seats in the continental United States of are up for re-election in 2018.
What is 435?
500

Natasha Fatale

What is cartoon character? Natasha Fatele was an antagonist of Rocky and Bullwinkle in the show Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show from the 1950s and 60s.

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