Expanding or developing a new rail-served facility can be challenging, especially when it comes to navigating through all the necessary processes. You can rely on BNSF to help guide you through all aspects of expanding or developing a new site, including evaluating and selecting the best options for your business.
With BNSF, establishing a new rail-served facility is a routine three-phase process that involves coordinated efforts from you and our Economic Development team. Throughout the entire process, you can count on us to guide you through step-by-step.
- Phase I - Gather information
- Phase II - Develop infrastructure and operating plan
- Phase III - Construction and send/receive your first shipments
Complete details on each of the three phases can be found by reviewing our customer guide to establishing new rail served locations.
In some cases, transloading might be your better option for incorporating rail into your transportation strategy.
Count on our professional team to help you navigate the economic development process - from market research and planning, through real estate acquisition, construction and the commencement of shipping. Here are some helpful tools to guide you through the process.
Documentation Information
Tools and Guidelines
- Customer Guide to establish new rail served locations
- Search for Engineering Consultants
- Technical Specifications for Track Construction Projects
Because each project is unique, collaboration with your Economic Development regional manager is essential in determining a plan that fits your exact needs. You can count on each of our regional managers to provide you with honest, intelligent and thorough information on which to base your decisions.
Consult the territory map and table below to identify and contact the regional manager in your specific territory, or fill out the questionnaire and we'll get your request rolling.
Territories
| Name | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reeve Geary reeve.geary@bnsf.com |
Tel: 206-625-6355 |
| 2 | Hector Garcia hector.garciabnsf.com |
Tel: 909-386-4020 |
| 3 | Michele Tucker michele.tucker@bnsf.com |
Tel: 602-382-5880 |
| 4 | Bryan Reilly bryan.reilly@bnsf.com |
Tel: 206-625-6071 |
| 5 | John Karl john.karl@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6246 |
| 6 | LaTonya Finch
latonya.finch@bnsf.com |
Tel: 602-382-5833 |
| 7 | John Rider john.rider@bnsf.com |
Tel: 913-551-4148 |
| 8 | Steve Dodd steve.dodd@bnsf.com |
Tel: 913-551-4168 |
| 9 | Craig Morgan craig.morgan@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6526 |
| 10 | James O'Donley james.odonley@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6137 |
| 11 | Grace Kung grace.kung@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6889 |
| 12 | Eric Pitcher eric.pitcher@bnsf.com |
Tel: 312-850-5699 |
| 13 | Pattie Cox patricia.cox@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6375 |
Dedicated Train Site Contacts
| Area | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Grain unit train sites | Mike Ray micheal.ray@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6522 |
| Coal unit train sites | George Pacocha george.pacocha@bnsf.com |
Tel: 817-867-6584 |









