Retiree Information
Retirees may not work at BNSF any longer, but many are active in their communities and play an important role as unofficial ambassadors for BNSF.
Check this site for information about benefits and retirement plans.
Join the BNSF Alumni Association
BNSF is starting an alumni association for retirees of BNSF or its predecessor railroads. The BNSF Alumni Association will be hosting occasional gatherings for its members at locations around the network as well as inform members of the railroad's latest trends and challenges. Visit www.bnsfalumni.com to join.
BNSF Employee and Retiree Amtrak Pass Privileges Explained
If you are a current or retired BNSF employee hired on or before April 30, 1971, by a BNSF predecessor or legacy railroad, you may be eligible for Amtrak travel privileges.
Amtrak Pass Privileges explained
For the information outlined below:
If you are a (below) | With a Continuous Service Date prior to April 30, 1962 | With a Continuous Service Date from May 1, 1962 through April 30, 1971 | Hired after May 1, 1971 | |
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Current Employee |
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No Amtrak travel privileges | |
Spouse of employee |
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No Amtrak travel privileges | |
Retiree |
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No Amtrak travel privileges | |
Spouse of retiree |
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No Amtrak travel privileges | |
Dependant of employee or retiree (must be younger than 18, or up to the age of 25 if he/she is a full-time student) |
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No Amtrak travel privileges | |
Surviving Spouse |
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* The employee's 'home road' is the railroad the employee worked for April 30, 1971, the date Amtrak began its service.
Effective July 1, 2015, Amtrak will no longer provide pass privileges to non-public law freight railroad pass riders (those hired between May 1, 1971 and April 27, 1981). Their pass files in Amtrak’s reservation system will be inactivated on that date.
In almost every case it is more advantageous for these pass holders to travel as a revenue passengers. The fare is lower and there is no 24-hour limitation, nor is there a restriction on the types of services that may be used.
Pass privileges for public law freight railroad pass riders are unaffected, and they will continue to have the same pass privileges they have now.
Do you qualify? Here's how to get your Amtrak travel card: