BNSF

State Rep. Cyrus Western and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman have criticized the nation's largest freight railroad about a decline in these shipments, which they say has cost the state more than $100 million last year. It comes as the Class I railroads, of which BNSF is one, have struggled with hiring and retention amid issues with attendance policies, among others.

The strike was expected to have cost the U.S. economy around $2 billion per day. The agreement represents 100,000 or the country's approximately 150,000 railroad workers, including those employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP), the two major railroads that operate in the state. Several thousand Wyomingites are currently employed in the rail industry.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) is the largest Class I railroad in the country and is one of the two major freight railroads in Wyoming. The railroad has been one of the major economic drivers and employers for many of the Wyoming communities it passes through. In February, BNSF instituted an attendance policy known as Hi-Viz, which drew immediate criticism from employees and railroad unions.

BNSF Railway announced this week it will close two facilities in Wyoming and lay off the related employees within the next two months. The Guernsey shop…

Just before midnight on a recent evening, Chris Loman was still busy checking people in and out of the Oak Tree Inn in Gillette, Wyoming. She asked one…

BNSF Railway has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle alleged environmental violations in Wyoming, Colorado and North Dakota.The settlement covers several oil…

The number of train cars carrying coal on U.S. railroads has dropped thanks to falling demand and warmer-than-usual winter temperatures.Total train…

The red smokestacks of the Comanche power plant outside of Pueblo, Colorado can be seen from miles away. The plant supplies power to communities along the…

Hundreds of thousands of tank cars full of crude oil snake across the nation each year, and the number is only increasing. In the last five years, the…

In the wake of recent derailments and explosions of crude oil trains, state officials will start receiving information about when those trains are moving…