FORT WORTH, Texas, October 1, 1997 -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced it will acquire 6,000 covered hopper cars from Trinity Industries Inc. of Dallas to replace older and smaller capacity cars in its grain fleet.
"The acquisition of these new cars shows BNSF's continued commitment to the grain business and to improving the efficiency of its fleet to better serve its customers," said Phil Weaver, BNSF vice president, Agricultural Commodities business unit.
Trinity will deliver the cars at a rate of 2,000 cars per year for three years starting in January 1998. The large cube cars will allow BNSF to handle more tons of product than the standard covered hopper car and will have 286,000-pound gross weight capacity.
"Trinity is very pleased to be awarded an order of this size," said Tim Wallace, president and chief operating officer of Trinity Industries Inc. "We certainly take it as a vote of confidence in our people's past efforts to satisfy BNSF."
Currently, BNSF operates a grain fleet of 33,000 cars.
BNSF operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with 35,000 route miles covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces.
Trinity Industries Inc., with headquarters in Dallas, is one of the nation's leading diversified industrial manufacturers. Trinity principally operates in three business segments: Transportation Products, Construction Products and Industrial Products. |