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Jan
15

PUCO approves NS grade crossing projects in Ohio

Jan
15

Cuomo proposes $16B rebuild of Penn Station

Jan
15

LOSSAN panel identifies funding to stabilize railway in San Diego

Jan
15

Biden COVID relief plan includes help for transit agencies

Jan
15

NTSB closes PTC recommendations for CN, CSX, Metra

Jan
15

Amtrak's Flynn calls on feds to increase security for rail workers, riders

Jan
14

Rail suppliers news from Comply365, The Andersons, Jacobs, Ballard, Stahl and Transit Wireless (Jan. 14)

Jan
14

Bradbury steps in as acting transportation secretary

Jan
14

RTD-Denver anticipates $200 million in COVID-19 relief

Jan
14

San Diego MTS hires Stiehler as director of transit security

Jan
14

OmniTRAX expands rail-ready program to Georgia Woodlands

Jan
14

Metra OKs purchase of 500 rail cars

Jan
14

U.S. railroads kick off 2021 with volume increase

Jan
14

USDOT awards $40 million in grants for commuter-rail crossing fixes

Jan
13

Trudeau shuffles cabinet, names Alghabra transport minister

Jan
13

MARTA names Greenwood deputy GM of operations

Jan
13

NC Ports partner with Scoular to support ag transloading

Jan
13

FTA announces COVID-19 relief allocations

Jan
13

BNSF files plan to address grizzly bear deaths by train

Jan
13

BNSF files plan to address grizzly bear deaths by train

Rail News Home BNSF Railway 1/13/2021 Rail News: BNSF Railway
As part of its permit application, BNSF filed a conservation plan intended to prevent grizzly bears from dying due to railroad operations.Photo – shutterstock.com

BNSF Railway Co. has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for an "incidental take permit" (ITP) that would allow for a certain number of grizzly bear deaths by train operations along 206 miles of railway in Montana.

As part of its application, BNSF filed a conservation plan intended to prevent grizzly bears from dying due to railroad operations. Grizzlies have been listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act since 1975.

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