In the 1980s, global positioning via satellite was still in its infancy. Burlington Northern tested the technology on a freight line between Superior and Grand Rapids. Burlington Northern ...

ST. LOUIS -- The memory is still horrifying for former train engineer J.D. "Buzz" Stone, 25 years after a Burlington Northern freight train run through Missouri's Ozarks.

In 2008, No. 2 carrier Burlington Northern, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas, transported: * 2.5 million carloads of coal, enough coal to generate nearly 12 percent of the nation's electricity.