Agricultural Products Network Update for Friday, January 3, 2025

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
BNSF operating teams are focused on maintaining positive service performance momentum as we move into the new year. Although key performance metrics were lower during our reporting period, they are showing signs of recovery, returning to pre-holiday levels with significant improvements in velocity and dwell over the past few days. Our local service compliance measure improved versus the previous week but is down from the previous month.

LEAD TRACK EXTENSION COMPLETE AT SAN BERNARDINO INTERMODAL FACILITY
BNSF is pleased to announce the completion of the lead track extension project at our San Bernardino Intermodal Facility. This multi-year project has expanded our lead track by approximately 11K feet, enhancing our operational efficiency by allowing the seamless movement and switching of trains in and out of the facility while maintaining the flow of mainline traffic in the region. This improvement will improve consistency and efficiency in freight transit to/from Los Angeles.

SERVICE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
Winter storm warnings are in effect for parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains, including eastern Washington, Montana and North Dakota. The heaviest snowfall, expected to exceed six inches, is forecasted for south-central Montana through Saturday night.

A second winter storm, developing in the Rockies late Saturday, is projected to move across the Central Plains towards the mid-Atlantic this weekend. This storm is expected to bring frigid Arctic air, along with snow and ice, as it travels eastward through Nebraska and Kansas on Sunday and further east into Illinois early Monday.

In preparation for these challenging conditions, each of our affected operating divisions has activated its Winter Action Plan. This plan is designed to ensure that our workforce can operate safely during this weather and that we can keep trains running as efficiently as possible. Train length restrictions have also been implemented in the impacted areas. These measures, along with the use of distributed locomotive power, significantly enhance train braking performance in cold weather. These restrictions will stay in place until midweek next week when conditions are expected to improve.

BNSF teams are monitoring conditions and are ready to respond quickly to any service disruptions.

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