I was wondering which company is bigger BNSF or Union Pacific? I know that they are both huge companies that own thousands of miles of tracks. thank you.
2006-08-13 08:19:34 · 9 answers · asked by railfanalways 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Well, it depends on which way you mean they're bigger? Locomotives? Employees? Tracks?
BNSF: 6,300 locomotives owned
40,000 employees
32,000 miles of BNSF-owned trackage
220,000 cars on the system average
UP: 8,000 locomotives owned
50,000 employees
32,400 miles of UP-owned trackage
107,000 cars (Owned)
As you can see, the total amount of track skims very close.
I was very surprised to see that UP owns nearly 2000 more locomotives than BNSF, due to the ATSF-BN merger
2006-08-14 15:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by JC 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Union Pacific
2006-08-13 15:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately Union Pacific! but only by about 3,000 miles of track. but as an employee of BNSF I know the company is a better that UP! They say, you can't spell stUPid without UP!
2006-08-14 13:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by wittster 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Def. Union Pacific
2006-08-13 17:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by aaeon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Union Pacific by far
2006-08-13 15:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Union Pacific.
2006-08-13 15:24:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BNSF according to the SEC records
Bigger, more mergers...
2006-08-13 15:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll guess UP is at the top of the heap, if not at the bottom of the pile.
They acquired lots of large properties, if not the most, including the SP (which had already merged with the D&RGW during Pillip Anschutz's corporate raiding) which was as nearly as large as the UP itself at the time of the purchase.
2006-08-13 15:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good one, ask another ????
2006-08-13 15:22:46 · answer #9 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋