BNSF Railway reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,426 total reviews)
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39% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

BNSF Railway has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,426 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The BNSF Railway employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Nov 27, 2025

not recommended

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great retirement possible under railroad retirement

Cons

Getting to the magic 30 years for railroad retirement is a gamble. They cycle through bouts of job slashing. In the last round they cut a guy's job who was less than 2 years away from getting his 30 years...pay higher railroad retirement taxes for decades and they can yank the carrot away at a moment's notice.

5.0
Nov 24, 2025

Pro and con

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay benefits are great can be a good job

Cons

Work life balance can get rough at times

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