BNSF President/CEO Katie Smith
WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven has pressed BNSF CEO Katie Farmer to address the rail car backlog in North Dakota.
BNSF’s current backlog in North Dakota is more than 2700 cars past due, down from 3,600 cars last month.
The BNSF CEO also told Hoeven the railroad is taking steps to help farmers, ranchers, and other shippers get their products to market.
That includes 3,000 new employees while offering $15,000 hiring bonus incentives. BNSF is also adding 350 locomotives to their fleet and increasing rail shuttle turns from 2 to 2.5 per month.
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