BNSF to Report First-Quarter Earnings April 23

FORT WORTH, TX, Mar 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE: BNI) will present
its first-quarter 2009 earnings in a Webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
April 23, 2009. BNSF plans to issue its earnings press release at
approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Webcast will be led by BNSF Chairman, President and CEO Matt Rose and
include presentations from Tom Hund, executive vice president and chief
financial officer; John Lanigan, executive vice president and chief
marketing officer; and Carl Ice, executive vice president and chief
operations officer. It will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

The Webcast and presentation materials will be available at www.bnsf.com
under the "Investors" link. To participate via teleconference, dial (800)
230-1059 in the U.S. and Canada or International (612) 234-9960 several
minutes prior to the call.

Shortly after the Webcast concludes, an Internet replay will be accessible
in the "Investors" section of the BNSF Web site. Additionally, an MP3
downloadable audio file will be included at the same location. An audio
replay will be available until May 7 by dialing (800) 475-6701 in the U.S.
and Canada or International (320) 365-3844, with an access code of 994495.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation's subsidiary BNSF Railway Company
operates one of the largest North American rail networks, with about
32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF Railway
Company is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic,
moves more grain than any other American railroad, carries the components
of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur
coal to generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the
United States. BNSF Railway Company is an industry leader in Web-enabling
a variety of customer transactions at www.bnsf.com.

Contact:
John Ambler
(817) 867-6407

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