Automotive Network Update for Friday, August 30, 2024

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
BNSF operating teams are seeing improved fluidity at our merchandise terminals. Terminal dwell, at its lowest monthly average in the past two years, has decreased from last week and has improved over five percent from the average for July. Average car velocity remains steady with last week and is running six percent higher than the average level reported for July. Our local service compliance measure remains level with the previous week and has improved from last month.
 

This week, traffic moving across the core of our Southern Transcon experienced delays as BNSF crews conducted maintenance and track repairs on the Panhandle and Hereford Subdivisions, which extend from the Texas Panhandle through Oklahoma and Kansas. This work is essential to keeping our network infrastructure in optimal condition, and we continually work to minimize the intermittent delays that occur when crews are active.
 
LABOR DAY OPERATING PLAN
BNSF will operate automotive trains over the holiday and our automotive facilities will remain fully-staffed and open for haulaway during normal scheduled hours. Connecting carriers who have reduced operations for the holiday may cause delays on interline traffic. Due to lighter traffic volumes over the holiday, we anticipate some extending of our service schedules as we consolidate volumes to fill trains. We expect shipments arriving on the holiday, Monday, September 2, may experience delays of up to 24 hours. Customer Support will maintain a limited staff on Labor Day. Normal coverage will resume on Tuesday, September 3.
  
SERVICE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
The extreme heat and humidity affecting the Midwest this week are expected to give way to more seasonable temperatures this weekend.
 
The rest of the BNSF network should experience favorable operating conditions for much of the Labor Day weekend, and no significant service interruptions due to weather are anticipated at this time.
 
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