BNSF new express service to aid in transporting supplies from Pacific Northwest to Texas, adding double track in Texas
October 2, 2024 - FortWorthReport.org -
Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway launched a new express carload service Oct. 1 to ship food and building supplies to key inland markets while increasing access to Texas.
The new services come as BNSF is in the midst of a multiyear project to add double track segments from Fort Worth to the Central Texas city of Temple. That effort includes adding a new bridge for freight and passenger rail across the Trinity River near downtown Fort Worth that opened in 2023.
The new service, with quicker speeds than traditional railroad, will enable goods traveling from the Pacific Northwest to reach Denver and Salt Lake City faster. The express service route will operate three days a week — Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays — and will cut the previous transit time of three days in half.
“This new express service option from Spokane to Denver and Salt Lake City builds upon our wide array of reliable service offerings and broad network reach already available to our customers,” Colby Tanner, BNSF group vice president of industrial products, said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to help our customers grow their business by providing more options in accessing some of the country’s biggest and fastest growing inland markets.”