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8/13/2024
BNSF Railway Co. last week announced the completion of its multiyear, mainline improvement project in Becker, New Mexico.
The project was completed adjacent to the railroad’s Belen facility, the largest fueling facility in North America, and is expected improve the railroad’s total train capacity through the Southern Transcon route by about 30%, BNSF officials said in a press release.
The facility includes two new processing tracks at 20,000 feet available for fueling, inspections and crew changes. The additions will minimize the time it takes for trains to stop and get moving again toward their destination, BNSF officials said.
Located on the Clovis Subdivision, BNSF’s Belen facility serves as the primary hub for BNSF fueling and inspections between Los Angeles and Chicago.
“Belen, New Mexico, is really the heartbeat of our Southern Transcon, accounting for about a quarter of BNSF’s entire fuel usage and 25% of our volume,” said VP of Service Design Jon Gabriel, who will take over as group vice president of consumer products in September.
“Having this new added capacity in Becker positions us for tremendous growth, while improving service consistency for all our current customer traffic further reducing our carbon emissions across this key intermodal route," Gabriel added.