News Release

BNSF Adds Seamless Intermodal Service Between Southern California and the Southeast

FORT WORTH, Texas, August 21, 2001:

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced it will begin premium intermodal trailer service between Los Angeles and San Bernardino, Calif. and Atlanta, Ga. through a haulage agreement with CSX Intermodal.

The service, which begins Wednesday, August 22, departs Wednesday through Sunday in both directions and improves transit times by about half a day.

“BNSF is giving its customers improved speed and reliability into two large parcel and less-than-truckload transcontinental markets—Southern California and the Southeast via Atlanta,” said John Lucas, assistant vice president, Intermodal Direct Marketing. “In addition, we are able to provide our customers with an intermodal alternative to more expensive, over-the-road team-truck driver transportation.”

This offering is another example of BNSF’s ability to offer seamless intermodal service beyond its physical reach. To date, BNSF offers seamless service between Southern California and the Northeast; Southern California and the Southeast; and Southern California and Eastern Canada.

A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI), BNSF operates one of the largest rail networks in North America, with 33,500 route miles of track covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. In 2000, BNSF moved more than 3.5 million containers and trailers through its extensive network of 35 intermodal hubs, making it the largest intermodal carrier in the world.

BNSF Headquarters
BNSF Railway Company
2650 Lou Menk Dr. 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000