North Dakota Matters to BNSF

For more than a century, BNSF has played an important role in North Dakota’s economy. As the state’s primary freight rail transporter, BNSF links North Dakota’s $4.1 billion agricultural industry to markets around the world.

Handling the Everyday Things for North Dakotans

Every year, BNSF moves more than 12 million tons of wheat, soybeans, corn, sweet beats, beans and other agricultural products from North Dakota to help feed the world. But it’s not just agricultural products that BNSF helps deliver. We also deliver the lumber needed to satisfy construction demands in the state, the fertilizer from plants around the country to feed crops on the Plains, and the coal needed to power your homes.

We Help North Dakotans Get Down to Business

Since 2005, BNSF has been instrumental in locating 17 new or expanded businesses in North Dakota, creating 40 jobs and generating more than $23 million in investments. We’ve helped companies like American Crystal Sugar Company in Ardoch, Custom Building Logs, Inc. in Bottineau, and Minot Milling in Minot, grow their businesses in North Dakota. BNSF also participated in the development of the Northern Plains Commerce Center, a new public/private logistics center in Bismarck.

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