The project has been intensely controversial for years, and now a neighboring city council has voiced displeasure.

The derailed train was carrying grains, BNSF said in an e-mail to Reuters. The Berkshire Hathaway-owned railroad said there were no reported injuries to the crew and there was no hazmat involved.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe is pushing back on reports that the railroad has cut hundreds of jobs, in several states, including Montana. News of BNSF job cuts have been circulating since the end of ...

Rick Vest, a retired BNSF Railway worker and Democrat, represents District 5, which includes northeast Lincoln, Waverly and ...