BNSF History
Name the two railroads that merged in 1996 to make the current BNSF Railway.
What is the Burlington Northern and the ATSF. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway merged into Burlington Northern Railroad on December 31, 1996, and BN renamed Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway. Name shortened to BNSF Railway Company in 2005.
What Trade association is the world's leading railroad policy, research and technology organization focusing on the 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)
Name one of the Chairman’s Club benefits for members.
What is PAC Match or Train Trip or Appreciation Gift, Speaker Events?
The age you are legally permitted to vote in the United States.
What is 18?
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 1950's and 60's.
The city the ATSF Railway was headquartered prior to the merger?
Schaumburg, IL
What technology 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.
This economist came to to BNSF campus in 2015 and started his speech with Bueller, Bueller?
How many federal House seats in the continental United State of are up for re-election in 2018?
What is 435?
Scott Lang
What is cartoon character? Scott Lang is Marvel Comics Ant-Man
Name one of the three BN CEOs that came from outside the Railroad industry with no railroad operating experience.
Who are Walter Drexel, Darius Gaskins, and Gerald Grinstein?
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?
PAC Match is open to all charities who have this type of tax id number.
The party controls both houses of Congress currently?
Randy Weber
What is politician? 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.
On December 20, 1999, BNSF and what railroad company announced a plan to merger into a system that would blanket most of North American except for the U.S. Southeast.
What is the Canadian National
: The name of the U.S. agency that 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 the US Surface Transportation Board?
This BNSF organization monitors all RailPAC contributions to bipartisan candidates.
What is the RailPAC Advisory Board?
All 50 state governors are up for re-election in 2018. True or False
What is false? There are 36 governors up for re-election in the US.
What is politician? Rep. Yoder is a Republican who Represents the 3rd district of Kansas. The following BNSF facilities are in his district. The following BNSF facilities are in his district: Kansas City Intermodal Hub, Kansas City Rail Yard, Kansas City Maintenance, Kansas City Dispatching Ctr, Overland Park Training Ctr
This executive was named President and Chairman of BNSF in December 2000 and elected Chairman in March 2002.
This Act of 1980 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?
Name the RailPAC criteria used to support candidates.
What is Represent the BNSF network and employees, or on key committees, or supportive to the rail industry?
The current US Senator of Texas who is running for re-election?
Ami Bera
What is politician? Rep. Ami Bera is a Democrat who represents California's 7th Congressional District