BNSF is a place where people work with true purpose, building interesting and meaningful careers and becoming essential parts of one of the best teams in the nation.

Day in, day out, we are empowered to use our strengths, our creativity, and our experience to move our company – and our country – forward, doing what it takes to move freight safely and efficiently while we drive innovation, seize opportunity and build a stronger and smarter future for us all.

Employee Safety

At BNSF, our safety vision centers on the belief that every accident or injury is preventable.

We will achieve an operation free of accidents and injuries through:

• A culture where safety is a core value and the most important thing we do.
• A work environment that provides resources and tools to eliminate or safeguard all known hazards.
• Work practices and training for all employees that help drive continuous improvement in safety processes and performance.
• An empowered workforce where employees take responsibility for their personal safety as well as the safety of others and the communities we serve.

Safety Performance

In terms of safety performance, 2024 was our second-best year, following only 2023’s record low injury frequency rate. We achieved a solid reduction in reportable rail equipment incidents, which were down approximately 25 percent from 2023. Two high-volume California operations — our Hobart Intermodal facility and our Fresno terminal — have both achieved injury-free safety streaks of more than 1,000 days.

Community Safety

Resources for Responders

BNSF successfully transports hazardous materials safely – 99.99% of BNSF hazmat shipments reach their destination without a release caused by a train incident. Our rigorous approach to hazmat safety is informed by a framework of measures focused on prevention, mitigation and response. Resources include a network of 180+ responders and advisors trained to deal with all types of hazmat releases and emergency response equipment strategically positioned at 60+ locations across our network.

Resources for responders include:

• Free training for first responders through the Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER) program.
• BNSF trained 9,342 local emergency responders in Railroad Emergency Response and Hazardous Material Awareness through online and in-person sessions in communities across our network in 2024.
• The AskRail App gives responders access to real-time data on each rail car in a train and its contents, as well as providing railroad contacts during incidents.
• The bnsfhazmat.com website arms community responders with railroad and hazmat information and tools for training.

Total Rewards

BNSF believes in providing competitive total rewards, including compensation, bonus opportunities, investment and retirement packages, health and welfare coverage, holistic wellness and employee assistance programs, career development and paid time-off. Our total reward programs are designed to compensate employees fairly, promote internal equity, reward individual performance and link pay directly with key business strategies and company goals. Our competitive total rewards approach enhances BNSF Railway’s ability to recruit, retain and motivate strong-performing team members.

At BNSF, inclusion of all people without regard to protected characteristics is a foundational value and has been core to our shared Vision and Values since our inception. BNSF believes that fostering an inclusive culture for all employees leads to a safer, more engaged and productive workforce.

As members of the BNSF community, our employees are entitled to:

• Be treated with dignity and respect.
• Have equal access to tools, resources, training and development opportunities.
• Have equal opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Employee Resource Groups

Our company and communities offer a wealth of opportunities for employees and their teams to engage as members of our employee-led resource groups. These groups are voluntary and open to all employees regardless of protected characteristics. The collaborative efforts within resource groups help to build a stronger, more cohesive community, ultimately driving inclusion within our company.

BNSF is committed to fair treatment of all our customers and suppliers. We regularly collaborate with customers to create enhanced supply chain solutions. For instance, we work closely with companies to help them integrate more rail into their supply chains in order to decrease their costs and carbon emissions.

Our Agricultural Ombudsmen program is another example of collaboration. Through the program, BNSF Managers of Agricultural Development are placed in key locations around our network to build relationships with farmers and their crop associations, locally and nationally, promoting open and productive communication between farmers, grain companies, farm organizations and appointed and elected officials. Additionally, our Ombudsmen work with field customers to address issues across the gamut of the customer-railroad relationship and serve as a critical starting point for customers who wish to expand and grow on BNSF.

We value our suppliers. We purchase material and service items from an extensive list of sources. We seek to acquire quality goods and services at the lowest total cost of ownership by working resourcefully, efficiently, effectively and ethically with both current and prospective suppliers.