World's Largest Home Improvement Retailer Names BNSF Partner of the Year


BNSF Railway Company logo. (PRNewsFoto)[RV]

FORT WORTH, TX USA 01/24/2005



FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF) today announced it was named 2004 Partner of the Year by the world's
largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot.
BNSF was one of eight transportation carriers named The Home Depot's
Partner of the Year-Rail. BNSF currently provides direct rail carload service
to The Home Depot's distribution centers in addition to providing intermodal
transportation.
"It is an honor to be recognized by The Home Depot as a vital link in
their supply chain," said Dave Garin, BNSF group vice president, Industrial
Products. "We look forward to strengthening our relationship further with The
Home Depot by continuing to provide transportation products that deliver
reliable and consistent service."
According to Steve Branscum, BNSF group vice president, Consumer Products,
"BNSF is proud to receive this recognition from The Home Depot. Our
employees' commitment to providing quality transportation services and
dedication to meeting our customers' expectations are two reasons why the
nation's top retailers continue to recognize BNSF as an industry leader."
In 2004, BNSF received carrier of the year recognitions from Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc., American Honda Motor Corporation, FedEx Supply Chain, Evergreen
America, Glovis America (third party logistics provider for Hyundi/Kia) and
Toyota Logistics Services.
A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI), BNSF
operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with about
32,000 route miles covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. The railway
is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain
than any other American railroad, transports the components of many of the
products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulphur coal to generate
about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF is
an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions at
http://www.bnsf.com .


SOURCE BNSF Railway Company
Web Site: http://www.bnsf.com

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