Burlington Northern, Inc.

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Santa_Fe_Railway
1995
merger
expanded service offerings and network
merged_with_Santa_Fe_Pacific_Corporation_in_1995
gptkbp:businessModel freight rail transportation
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Carl_Ice
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Santa_Fe_Pacific_Corporation
gptkbp:culturalHeritage publicly traded corporation
gptkbp:dissolved 2000
gptkbp:employees approximately 40,000
gptkbp:financials freight logistics
gptkbp:founded 1970
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Robert_Young,_Jr.
gptkbp:hasCompetitors gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
gptkb:Fort_Worth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important_player_in_U.S._railroad_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burlington Northern, Inc.
gptkbp:industry railroad
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Matthew_K._Rose
gptkbp:legacy one of the largest freight rail networks in North America
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
gptkbp:market $20 billion (1995)
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operationalStatus $10.5 billion (1995)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Corporation
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Corporation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkbp:passengerCapacity intermodal, coal, agricultural products
gptkbp:railwayLine over 32,000 miles
formed from the merger of several railroads
operated in 28 states
operated_multiple_lines_across_the_U.S.
gptkbp:revenue $10.5 billion (1995)
gptkbp:serviceArea Midwestern_and_Western_United_States
gptkbp:services freight transportation
gptkbp:stockSymbol BNI
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Corporation
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:trainServices transportation of goods and materials
gptkbp:trainTypes Class I railroad
freight railroad
gptkbp:transportation rail
gptkbp:type publicly traded company
gptkbp:website www.bnsf.com