This division extends across Washington and Oregon (and small pieces of California and Idaho).
What is the Northwest Division.
100
This department serves as BNSF's IT department, seeing many applications and systems all the way from design to implementation.
What is Technology Services.
200
BNSF employs roughly this many people.
What is 44,000 people.
200
In total, BNSF’s network covers approximately this many miles of track.
What is 32, 500 miles (answer must be within 500 miles).
200
This is a shipping method in which more than one mode of transport is used. The freight may be moved in containers and trailers (dry or refrigerated), specialized flatbeds, or tank containers.
What is intermodal.
200
This division extends across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
What is the Kansas Division.
200
This department is responsible for the maintenance and construction of our track infrastructure.
What is the Engineering Department.
300
These 3 departments are considered BNSF's operating departments.
What are Engineering, Transportation and Mechanical.
300
This is the area in North Dakota/Montana that has significantly increased BNSF's transport of crude oil.
What is the Bakken.
300
This is a switching yard with an elevated track over which cars are pushed by a switch engine to travel by gravity to classification tracks or other designated tracks.
What is a hump yard.
300
This division extends across Texas and Louisiana.
What is the Gulf Division.
300
This department is responsible for the movement of trains (freight) across the BNSF system.
What is the Transportation Department.
400
These are BNSF Railway’s four business units.
What are Consumer Products, Industrial Products, Coal, and Agricultural Products.
400
BNSF has a training facility in conjunction with Johnson County Community College in this city.
What is Overland Park, KS. (Kansas City, KS also accepted).
400
This refers to the railroad making the delivery of a shipment to its destination.
What is terminal carrier.
400
This division extends across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota (as well as a small piece of Iowa).
What is the Twin Cities Division.
400
This department is responsible for controlling and maintaining all the communication networks that are vital to our day-to-day functions.
What is the Telecommunications Department.
500
BNSF recently committed to hiring this many veterans over the next five years.
What is 5,000 veterns.
500
This is the name of the terminal (yard) that is solely dedicated to training.
What is Lenexa.
500
This is a document prepared at the point of origin, detailing the origin, destination, route, description of shipment and amount charged for the transportation service of a car.
What is a waybill.
500
This division extends across Arizona and New Mexico.
What is the Southwest Division.
500
This department is responsible for guarding and protecting our employees, trains and shipments.