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BNSF Railway

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Type
Freight railroad — Class I; Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
Market · Region
United States
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity

Class I freight railroad investing billions each year in track maintenance and intermodal capacity.

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Owns and maintains a Class I network and buys rail, ties, ballast, rolling stock and maintenance services for it; its annual capital plan runs to billions of dollars, mostly maintenance, with expansion at intermodal facilities and yards.

Type
Freight railroad — Class I; Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity
Also a player
BNSF

Tenders

TenderStatusValue bandNext key date
BNSF 2026 capital investment planPlannedover $1bnAnnounced January 2026
BNSF Barstow International GatewayPlannedover $1bn

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  • Portals (4)
  • Published contacts (4)
  • Award history (3)

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5 sources · all primary
  • ● BNSF Railway (suppliers) · Suppliers: four-phase procurement process and Supplier Pre-Assessment Request Form (checked 2026-10-07)
  • ● BNSF Railway (suppliers) · Suppliers: contact desks for sourcing, service purchase orders and supplier pre-assessment (checked 2026-10-07)
  • ● BNSF Railway (news release) · BNSF Announces $3.6 Billion Capital Investment Plan for 2026 (published 2026-01-26 · checked 2026-10-07)
  • ● BNSF Railway (news release) · BNSF's Barstow International Gateway project in California approved by City Council (published 2026-06-17 · checked 2026-10-07)
  • ● BNSF Railway (news release library) · News release library, retrieved 2026-10-07 (checked 2026-10-07)

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