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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba (BNSF Manitoba) is a Canadian subsidiary railroad of the BNSF Railway, which operates in Winnipeg, Manitoba.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba (BNSF Manitoba) is a Canadian subsidiary railroad of the BNSF Railway, which operates in Winnipeg, Manitoba.2

Corporate structure

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba is part of a group headed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Fort Worth
    • BNSF Railway Fort Worth
      • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba
      • Ancona Station Owned · Ancona, United States
      • Ash Fork Station Owned · Ash Fork, United States
      • Belmont Tunnel Owned · Nebraska, United States
      • Bingen – White Salmon Owned · Bingen, United States
      • BNSF Railway Line Owned · Chicago, United States
      • Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 Owned · Oregon, United States
      • Centennial Station Owned · Lacey, United States
      • Centralia station Owned · Centralia, United States
      • Chicago Subdivision Owned · Chicago metropolitan area, United States
      • Coal City Station Owned · Coal City, United States
      • Creston Owned · Creston, United States
      • Fargo Railway Station Owned · Fargo, United States
      • Fullerton Transportation Center Owned · Fullerton, United States
      • Great Northern Tunnel Owned · Washington, United States
      • Heartland Flyer Owned · Texas, United States
      • Hinckley Subdivision Owned · United States
      • Inland Empire–Orange County Line Owned · United States
      • Mazon Station Owned · Mazon, United States
      • Northern Lights Express Owned · Minnesota, United States
      • Northstar Line Owned · Minnesota, United States
      • Orange County Line Owned · Los Angeles County, United States
      • Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge Owned · Portland, United States
      • Rugby station Owned · Rugby, United States
      • San Joaquin Street station Owned · Stockton, United States
      • and 7 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

This railway traces its history to the Midland Railway of Manitoba which was incorporated in 1903 and built various lines around Winnipeg. The operations of the company were acquired by the Manitoba Great Northern Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway (GN) on July 1, 1909.

The lines were sold by the GN to the city of Winnipeg, except for the following sections:

line from the CN mainline at Lindsay Street and Taylor Avenue to McPhillips Avenue

Winnipeg yard trackage

The line to the Canada–United States border at Noyes, Minnesota, was sold to the Canadian National Railway (CN), although the GN maintained trackage rights over it to access its tracks in Winnipeg.

After the GN was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970, the name of the MGNR was changed to Burlington Northern Manitoba Ltd. (BNML) in 1971. The last name change was to Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Manitoba) took place in 1999, following the merger of the BNSF Railway in 1996.

There are currently seven employees: train crew having four, and maintenance of way having three.

From Wikipedia’s article on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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