BNSF to Host Halloween Day Train for 500 Special Children

PHOENIX, AZ, Oct 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Volunteers from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) will host children from the
Make-A-Wish Foundation, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Center for Burns and
Trauma, Arise Foundation and Arizonans for Children on a special train
trip, Saturday, Oct. 31.

"This is a very special train trip for us because it gives us an
opportunity to give back to the communities that we serve," says Daryl
Ness, BNSF general manager, Southwest Division. "We are all looking
forward to giving these children a special treat on Halloween Day."

At least 500 children and adults dressed in Halloween costumes are
expected to ride the special train consisting of two BNSF locomotives and
12 passenger cars. Children will be treated and tricked by a face painter,
balloon artist and magician during the three-hour trip. Passengers will
board the train in the city of Glendale at a location east of 59th Ave.
and W. Grand Ave. As the train travels from Glendale to Wickenburg, the
children will be served refreshments and receive wooden train whistles and
engineer hats.

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

Contact:
Lena Kent
(909) 386-4140

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