BNSF Railroad to Hire 5,000 Workers this Year for Expansions, Replacements

SUGAR LAND--March 24, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--BNSF Railway Company (Fort Worth, Texas) plans to hire 5,000 workers this year, including 2,000 for expansion projects. BNSF is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKA) (Omaha, Nebraska). Industrial Info is tracking about $4 billion in BNSF projects, including a $161 million statewide rail rehabilitation and upgrade project for Kansas in 2016.