In the 1980s, global positioning via satellite was still in its infancy. Burlington Northern tested the technology on a freight line between Superior and Grand Rapids. Burlington Northern locomotive ...

A series of brazen train robberies have been carried out across the Western United States, resulting in the theft of millions of dollars worth of Nike merchandise. While the thieves are not galloping ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest name in investing is making what he calls an "all-in wager" on the U.S. economy — $34 billion to own a railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is the nation's second-largest railroad. Berkshire Hathaway already owns about 22 percent of Burlington Northern, and will pay $100 a share in cash and stock for the ...