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11/19/97

  • United Sugars Thinks EDI Is a Sweet Deal
  • Mechanical Employees Stay Injury-Free in Adverse Weather
  • Employee Receives Minority Achievement Award

11/18/97

  • BNSF Keeps its Fertilizer Business on Solid Ground
  • Temporary Local Train Service Changes
  • Don't Light That Match... It's Smokeout Time
  • Yard Employee Keeps a Watchful Eye Out for Others

11/17/97

  • Rickershauser Addresses NITL Meeting Today
  • Health on Track

11/14/97

  • Annual Shortline Conference Talks Focus on Partnerships
  • BNSF Increases Shipments of Gallo Wines for the Holidays
  • Cicero TY&E Team Sets Injury-Free Record

11/13/97

  • TSS Skills Enhancement Training Set for Kansas City
  • Tool Tip
  • Stranded Vehicle Safety

11/12/97

  • BNSF and Tex-Mex Railway Begin New Interchange
  • Rules Spotlight
  • ISOC to Change Help Desk Menu Selection

11/11/97

  • BNSF Sells North Dakota Rail Line
  • Health on Track
  • Topeka Fire Drill to be Held Thursday

11/10/97

  • CTC Maintainer Averts Possible Derailment
  • High-Tech ABS Replaces 1940s Signals
  • Two Tracks Placed into Service on the Minnesota Division
  • Millennium Training Scheduled in Texas

11/07/97

  • Siding Opens at Acton, Montana
  • Permit System Helps Ease Congestion in First Week
  • Wheel Shop to Test New Generation of Axles, Bearings
  • Diesel Employee Saves Young Girl from Assailant

11/06/97

  • Paper Shipper Advisory Group Tours NOC
  • Town Hall Meetings Scheduled for North Dakota
  • Rose Urges Employees to Act Responsibly on Safety
  • Energy Conference to be Held in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Alliance, Guernsey Terminals Boost Coal Velocity, Loadings

11/05/97

  • The Pace Has Picked Up For the Intermodal Unit
  • Network service offerings divided into two segments
  • Low-volume lane closures;  IMX facility closures
  • Train schedule changes;  Rate Increases
  • BNSF Meets With UPS to Discuss Peak Season Tactics
  • Alliance Telecommunications Group Earns Safety Banner

11/04/97

  • Temple MOW Teams Develop Prescription for Safety
  • Fast Fact
  • STB Delays Decision in Conrail Acquisition

11/03/97

  • BNSF and UP Assume Operations Over HBT
  • Part of Aberdeen Subdivision Reopens After Flooding
  • Health on Track
  • STB Issues Decision in Rail Congestion Case
  • Amtrak and Union Reach Tentative Deal
  • PBS to Broadcast Lewis and Clark Route

10/31/97

  • BNSF Adjusts Service as UP Exits Chicago-Texas Market
  • Visit to Health Fair Alerts Employee of Potential Illness
  • Tonight's Dateline Features Highway-Rail Crossings
  • Longest Bridge Replacement Completed in California
  • Fast Fact

10/27/97

  • STB Holds Public Hearing on Rail Service
  • Winter Has Arrived
  • Guernsey;Wyo. Fueling Facility Opens

10/23/97

  • TSS Mainframe Capacity Is Expanded
  • Prepare to Fall Back to Standard Time
  • Tool Tip

10/24/97

  • Medical Department Reorganizes
  • Customer Service Roles and Important Phone Numbers

10/22/97

  • Krebs Says BNSF Employees Deliver Strong Third Quarter Performance
  • Printed Version of P & M Catalog Available
  • Rules Spotlight

10/21/97

  • BNSF Reports Improved Third Quarter Results
  • ISOC Planned Power Outage Rescheduled
  • Intermodal Shows at ATA Conference

10/20/97

  • Clerical Consolidations Continue Across BNSF System
  • New Mechanical Facility Opens in LA

10/17/97

  • ISOC Power Outage Scheduled for System Upgrade
  • BNSF Dividends Announced
  • Racing for Highway/Rail Crossing Safety

10/16/97

  • Millennium Application Change Begins Friday
  • This Team Proves Hard Work Can Be "Structurally" Safe
  • Operation Clean Sweep
  • Material Handling Team Presents First Safety Award
  • Stock Price

10/15/97

  • New Drug and Alcohol Random Testing Implemented for Mechanical Employees
  • Crew Information Available on Internet
  • Tacoma Service Facility Remains Injury-Free
  • IMS Migrates to Topeka

10/14/97

  • BNSF Addresses American Short Line Railroad Association;
  • Town Hall Meetings With CEO Scheduled for Four States;
  • Tool Tip for the Week

10/13/97

  • Field Support Reassigned to Operations
  • BNSF Executive Explains BNSF's Response to Intermodal Railcar Shortage

10/10/97

  • New Tie Renewal Technology to Improve Efficiency
  • Hold Car Initiatives to Reduce Congestion
  • TSS Tip of the Week

10/09/97

  • STB to Hold Hearing on Rail Service
  • BNSF Opens New Service in West
  • Alliance Mechanical Team Maintains Safety Record

10/08/97

  • Ways to Save on Corporate Travel
  • Rules Spotlight of the Week
  • Don't Forget to Order Your 1998 "Year at a Glance" Calendars
  • Millennium Requisitioning Accepts Special Shipping Instructions;

10/07/97

  • Second Premium Intermodal Train Added
  • Labor Relations Announces New Assignments
  • Havelock Shops Finishes Sugar Hoppers
  • Prepare for Winter

10/06/97

  • Two Division Superintendents Named
  • Edgemont, S.D. Receives Safety Banners
  • Employees Assist Stranded Motorist
  • Health on Track
  • BNSF is Looking for a Few Good Job Applicants

10/03/97

  • Field Reporting Process Simplified
  • BNSF Calendar Photo Contest Winners Announced
  • Equipment Management to Use New Job Posting Process
  • Injury-Free Honors for Cicero Locomotive Shop

10/02/97

  • UP's Service Problems Cited in Quarterly Report
  • Dave Garin to Lead Combined Metals and Minerals Business Unit
  • Fatigue Countermeasures Programs are Implemented
  • BNSF to Purchase 6;000 Covered Hopper Cars

10/01/97

  • Safety Improves with Open Management Approach
  • Rail Engineering Groups Join Forces
  • Rules Spotlight
  • Topeka Railroad Days Named a Top U.S./Canadian Event

09/30/97

  • Safety Department Premieres Winter Clothing Line
  • 1998 BNSF Phone Books Available
  • Christmas Tree Shipments Begin Oct. 1

09/29/97

  • BNSF Announces Mexico Business Unit
  • Internet Hoaxes
  • Now Showing -- BNSF on the History Channel

09/25/97

  • BNSF Offers Triple Crown Intermodal Service
  • Executive Talks About Challenges for Fourth Quarter
  • Stock Price

09/24/97

  • New Locomotives for 1998 Approved
  • Rules Spotlight

09/23/97

  • Disability Management Program Helps Get Employees Back to Work
  • Where to Find Your Congressional Leader on the Internet
  • Nebraska Division Sweeps Up Slip;Trip and Fall Safety Banners
  • Material Handling Safety Team Visits Oklahoma

09/22/97

  • Additional Intermodal Service from Northern California Begins
  • Computer Viruses Make the Rounds
  • Railway is Calling for Your Favorite Holiday Tradition

09/19/97

  • Southwest Steel Gangs and Welding Crews Record Injury-Free Milestones
  • MOW Injury Hotline Reporting Changes
  • BNSF Publications Recognized by RCG

09/18/97

  • BNSF Asks Employees to Urge Their Congressional Representatives to Repeal Unfair Fuel Tax
  • BNSF Discussing Initiatives to Ease Congestion on UP
  • Medical Department Changes Announced

09/17/97

  • Non-transportation Contracts to be Sent to Fort Worth
  • BNSF Machinist Saves Fellow Employee From Choking
  • Rules Spotlight

09/16/97

  • BNSF Tracks to be Used for Short-Term Commuter Service
  • Man in Custody for Shooting of BNSF Contract Security Officer
  • Tool Tip

09/15/97

  • Anheuser-Busch and BNSF Brewing Up New Business
  • Injury-Free Milestone Recorded by Freight Car Repair Team

09/08/97

  • Two Employees Design Attachment to Transport Portable Derails
  • Laptop Dial-in Users Getting a New Program Next Week

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