Livingston isn’t the only railroad town in Big Sky country where Burlington Northern left a mess. There are 18 state-recognized superfund sites tied to the company’s operations.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe is the country’s second-largest railroad with a market capitalization — the market value of the company’s outstanding shares — of about $25.9 billion.

After studying images in Burlington Northern Railroad Cabooses 1970-1995 by Robert C. Del Grosso, it appears cabooses followed a similar practice, with 9″ road numbers and 4″ reporting marks ...

Burlington shares gained $20.93, or 27.5 percent to $97.00 Tuesday. Shares of other major rails, including Burlington’s larger rival Union Pacific, rose as well.

NEW YORK — Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway says it has agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal valuing the railroad at $34 billion. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. already owns a stake ...

Just a memory. In 1988 Ken and Stephanie Olsen bought the old track from the Burlington Northern Railroad. Dan Daru reports how the couple scored the railroad for just $10.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway says it's spending $44 billion to buy railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe, sealing the biggest acquisition in the company's history.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is the nation's second-largest railroad. Berkshire Hathaway already owns about 22 percent of Burlington Northern, and will pay $100 a share in cash and stock for ...

WILLMAR — Burlington Northern Railroad crews will be replacing the crossing at Kandiyohi County Road 5, north of the U.S. Highway 12 roundabout on the west side of Willmar, both Tuesday and ...