The agreement requires the company to take certain steps to reduce accidental grizzly bear deaths around railroad tracks.

On October 15, 2023, a southbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train derailed 31 hopper cars loaded with coal and struck a

Galesburg announced railroad crossing closures for repair work. According to a release, weather permitting, BNSF Railway will conduct repairs in the following locations: • The Lincoln Street

In an effort to minimize the deadly risks to grizzly bears living along a 206-mile stretch of railroad tracks spanning Montana’s northern tier — including the boundary of Glacier National Park — BNSF Railway Company has completed a habitat conservation plan (HCP) that includes nearly $3 million in mitigation funding to offset the recovery setbacks

Six train cars derailed Wednesday near the Chicago-Cicero border, according to BNSF Railway and media reports. No one was hurt and the cause of the derailment was under investigation as of early Wednesday evening,

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, in partnership with BNSF Railway and Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation, is announcing the completion of a plan to enhance grizzly bear conservation and conflict reduc

Years of grizzly-train collisions that have killed 75 bears between 1975 and 2023 have led to a plan aimed at reducing the deaths, some of which have occurred on the doorstep to Glacier National Park in Montana.

The National Transportation Safety Board posted the final summary report on Feb. 12, 2025, detailing the probable cause of the crash, and the lessons learned by the railroad company BNSF Railway that was in charge of maintaining that section of rail from the crash.

Montana, BNSF Railway partner on plan to enhance grizzly bear conservation effortsKALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, in partnership with BNSF Railway a

A train carrying coal derailed late Monday night west of Miles City, involving between 25 and 27 cars. Custer County emergency response teams quickly arrived at the scene, coordinating efforts with BNSF Railway.

MONTANA - A new plan approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aims to reduce grizzly bear deaths caused by trains on 206 miles of track in the Northern