Last year, BNSF moved more than 10 million units -- a first and a historic record.

In fact, BNSF has been handling unprecedented volumes due to increasing customer demand for freight transportation since mid-2003. "That is an outstanding accomplishment and is testament to the tremendous efforts of every member of Team BNSF," says Matt Rose, BNSF chairman, president and CEO.

However, this record growth has been pushing the capacity limits of BNSF