Track inspections are vital for railroads because steel rails expand and contract with heat and cold, causing them to buckle or break. BNSF operates in the western U.S., and its drone flights may start as soon as the end of 2015.

As U.S. regulators study how to govern commercial drones, corporate America is plunging ahead on using unmanned aircraft in a bid to speed the process and win concessions on proposed restrictions.

The Gulfstreams and Learjets crowding the tarmac at the small airport in Augusta after flying in for the Masters Golf Tournament are sending a clear signal: Luxury flying is unabashedly back.

BNSF Railway Co. was sued by a trade group for 400 U.S. refining and petrochemical makers objecting to a $1,000 surcharge the rail transporter of crude oil tacked onto older-model tank cars.

Video images of a fireball billowing from the wreckage of a derailed train hauling Bakken crude are adding to pressure on federal regulators to act on new safety standards for oil shipments.

The Obama administration proposed phasing out older tank cars tied to a deadly derailment a year ago and lowering speed limits as part of a set of new rules intended to reduce the risks of hauling crude oil by rail.

The Obama administration proposed phasing out older tank cars tied to a deadly derailment a year ago and lowering speed limits as part of a set of new rules intended to reduce the risks of hauling crude oil by rail.