BNSF Track Improvement Program

NEW YORK - Jan 24/06 - SNS -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to spend $2.4 billion on capital improvements this year, up 10% from 2005.

The company expects to spend $400 million in track and facilities to expand capacity – for customers in coal, agricultural products, industrial products and intermodal – to meet increasing demand for consistent freight rail service.

Some of the major 2006 capacity expansion programs are:

Southern Transcon -- Double- or triple-track another 40 miles and start building a second main line across Abo Canyon, a project scheduled for completion in 2007;

Coal Route – Expand Lincoln, Nebraska, Yard, and add about 50 miles of double- and triple-track on the Powder River Basin Joint Line and in Nebraska;

Intermodal Facilities – Expansions at Alliance, Texas; Houston; Logistics Park –Chicago; Memphis; San Bernardino, California; Seattle; Los Angeles, and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Other Infrastructure – Extend sidings in Washington, Texas and British Columbia; expand and improve fueling facilities in Nebraska, Texas, Illinois and New Mexico.