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2/2/2024
BNSF Railway Co.’s Los Angeles Hobart Intermodal Facility set an on-time departure record of 94% in 2023, surpassing the 2012 high of 86%, the Class I announced yesterday.
The results at Hobart — which handles the world’s largest quantity of domestic intermodal freight, according to BNSF — were achieved while completing the safest year on record for accidents and injuries, company officials said in a press release.
"This achievement is a testament to strong local team execution, commitment to continuous improvement and the ongoing investments BNSF is making in Southern California," said BNSF California Division General Manager Richard Dennison.
BNSF has expanded capacity at Hobart by 500 spaces and installed new crane-stacking technology.
Also, the railroad is continuing a multiyear project to increase efficiency at its San Bernardino intermodal facility and has positioned 100 locomotives as a “ready fleet” across the West Coast and other strategic network locations to respond to potential service disruptions. Additionally, BNSF in 2023 completed a project to add 45 miles of triple track between Barstow and Needles, California.
Meanwhile, BNSF continues to develop the Barstow International Gateway, a more than $1.5 billion master-planned rail facility in Barstow, California.