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CBRW and NLR to join BNSF Railway’s Shortline Select program
The program combines the benefit of shortline customized service with BNSF’s vast network reach, which spans 32,500 miles, 28 states and three Canadian provinces.
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BNSF Railway, one of North America’s leading transportation companies, announced that two new shortlines, Northern Lines Railway (NLR) and Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) have been added to its Shortline Select™ program.
Shortline Select™, announced by BNSF in the fall of 2024, allows shortline railroads to share BNSF’s enduring commitment to growth and superior service by providing expanded opportunities for customers to reach an even broader consumer base.
In the program’s first year, Shortline Select™ has shown proven results in service performance by reducing car dwell, improving interchange fluidity and growing traffic volume across the participating shortline railroads.
As a participant of the program, shortline railroads collaborate with BNSF on economic development and growth initiatives through:
- Premier Transloads – Transload providers on Shortline Select railroads may be included in BNSF’s Premier Transload Program, a network of more than 400 transloaders across the BNSF system.
- Certified Sites – Select locations on Shortline Select railroads may be eligible for BNSF’s Certified Site designation, which is an inventory of available, rail-ready industrial sites that are pre-approved for development, increasing speed to market.
Shortline Select shortlines partner with BNSF on a suite of operational process improvements and have pre-defined economic arrangements with BNSF that enable expedited responsiveness to customer rate requests.
