Emporia, Kansas, USA, 20th October, 2013. Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad tracks at the crossing of Commercial and 3rd. Which is the downtown portion of BNSF Railway is the second-largest freight railroad network in North America, and is one of seven North American Class I railroads. It has three transcontinental routes that provide high-speed links between the western and eastern United States. BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles in 2010 Credit: Mark Reinstein
Emporia, Kansas 10-20-2013. Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train passing thru Emporia Kansas today. At the crossing of Commercial and 3rd. Which is the downtown portion of Emporia. The BNSF Railway is the second-largest freight railroad network in North America, second to the Union Pacific Railroad (its primary competitor for Western freight), and is one of seven North American Class I railroads. It has three transcontinental routes that provide high-speed links between the western and eastern United States. BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles in 2010, more than any other North American railroad. According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America. It also hauls bulk cargo. For instance, the railroad hauls enough coal to generate roughly ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. Credit Mark Reinstein
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Location: 3rd and Commercial Streets, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA,
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