2008 Employees of the Year

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1 2008 Employees of the Year

2 Matt Rose BNSF Chairman, President and CEO Congratulations on being named a 2008 BNSF Railway Employee of the Year. While 2008 was full of challenges, your hard work, creativity and focus on getting the job done safely and efficiently helped in truly modeling the way. Without you your energy, drive and vision BNSF could not have achieved these successes. You should be proud of the role you play and know that it makes a difference. Your contributions at work and in the community are more important than ever. In 2008, nearly 440 BNSF Achievement Awards were presented to members of Team BNSF. Of those, we have selected 19 outstanding individual and team achievements. Tonight, we have 100 of these honorees with us. We also honor six Safety Employees of the Year, each representing a different segment of Operations, as well as 33 work groups as Best of the Best in safety for Thank you for making BNSF a leader in the rail industry. Sincerely,

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4 Pure High-Cube Shuttle Trains Four employees in Fort Worth, Texas, increased pure high-cube capacity shuttle trains by 40 percent. The team established metrics, identified shuttle trains to be purified, coordinated across functions to determine where and when sets would be purified, and developed processes to sustain progress. A $16 million value was placed on this initiative for This level of purity had been sustained through mid-2008, when the team was nominated. Tracy Alves * Assistant Manager, Marketing Industrial Products Fort Worth, Texas Michael Garrison * Manager, Grain Operations Agricultural Products Fort Worth, Texas Grover Smith * Manager, Grain Operations Agricultural Products Fort Worth, Texas Tonya Whang * Senior Analyst, Agricultural Planning Agricultural Products Fort Worth, Texas Equipment Modification for Grain Hoppers The team implemented equipment modifications for grain hoppers. In Kansas City, Kan., employees implemented replacement adapters on 57 trains and identified other components to replace using condition-based maintenance technology and running historical data at Murray Yard. The grain trains were back in service within 24 hours 91 percent of the time. Two Newton, Kan., foremen replaced adapters on 59 trains and had them back in service within 24 hours 88 percent of the time. And in the Pacific Northwest, three foremen replaced standard adapters on 30 trains through condition-based maintenance and avoided costs of $380,000. Tim Cousineau * Mechanical Foreman II Mechanical Pasco, Wash. Mark Grubbs General Foreman III Mechanical Kansas City, Kan. Donald Hust * General Foreman II Mechanical Pasco, Wash. Rudy Jaramillo Jr. * Mechanical Foreman II Mechanical Newton, Kan. Rick Kulmus Assistant General Foreman Mechanical Pasco, Wash. Mark Riley * General Foreman Mechanical Newton, Kan. Charles Sherrill III * General Foreman II Mechanical Kansas City, Kan. Ronnie Thomas * Assistant General Foreman Mechanical Kansas City, Kan. Road Salt Team Ten employees in Fort Worth, Texas, grew the road salt moves by encouraging two mines to develop unit-train capabilities to three destinations. In coordination with Equipment and Operations teams, this effort realized nearly $4 million in additional revenue at significant contribution levels. Steve Bryant * Senior Project Manager, Cost/Profit Analysis Marketing Fort Worth, Texas David Danielson * Manager, Trackage Operations Safety Omaha, Neb. Chuck Johnson Manager, Opportunity Management Marketing Fort Worth, Texas Gene Knipp * Senior Manager Service Design Fort Worth, Texas Shane Markham * Assistant Manager Marketing Fort Worth, Texas Tom Martin * Manager, Unit Train Operations Service Design Fort Worth, Texas Pat Mitchell * Manager, Freight Equipment Marketing Fort Worth, Texas John Roberts * Manager, Unit Train Operations Service Design Fort Worth, Texas Kreigh Valkenaar * Manager, Sales Marketing Fort Worth, Texas Carrie Whitman * Director Marketing Fort Worth, Texas * ATTENDING CEREMONY

5 Winnipeg Grain Team Six employees from Fort Worth, Texas, and Grand Forks, N.D., increased Winnipeg, Canada, grain opportunities and successfully met customer expectations. The team first focused in 2007 on new growth in Manitoba. The team worked with customers, researched the Winnipeg rail network and determined BNSF s rights and obligations under the Canadian Transport Agency regulations. In 2008, the team coordinated efforts to open a seventh elevator (the third unit-train elevator BNSF serves in this area). The result has been greater visibility and opportunity in the marketplace, protection and expansion of the franchise, more than 4,300 cars of new business and $10 million of new contribution. Patricia Collins * Director, Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Products Fort Worth, Texas Frederick (Fritz) Doll Manager, Grain Operations Service Design Fort Worth, Texas Peiter Hjertstedt * Terminal Manager Transportation Grand Forks, N.D. Patrick Ryan * Trainmaster/Road Foreman Transportation Grand Forks, N.D. Jeffrey Smith * Manager, Grain Operations Service Design Fort Worth, Texas Jim Titsworth * Director, Interline Development Network Development Fort Worth, Texas Port of Vancouver, Wash., Agreements Three Fort Worth, Texas, employees and one Vancouver, Wash., employee structured and concluded agreements on Dec. 23, 2008, with the Port of Vancouver, Wash., permitting implementation of the West Vancouver Freight Access Project. This resulted in port and public investment of $137 million of rail-access infrastructure on a committed timeline. Additionally, BNSF will sell nearly 17 acres to the port with full environmental indemnification. Brian Aman * Director, Contracts North Safety Fort Worth, Texas Christopher Delargy * Terminal Superintendent Transportation Vancouver, Wash. Aaron Hegeman * Director, Public Projects Partnerships Network Development Fort Worth, Texas Steve Kuzma * Manager, Land Revenue Management Facilities and Property Management Fort Worth, Texas TSS Xpress Team Thirty-six exempt team members from Network Control Systems, Transportation and Technology Services conceived, developed and implemented TSS Xpress, which is a front-end to TSS and shortens the time needed for Transportation new hires to become proficient with their tool kit. It supports BNSF s Workforce Planning strategic initiative and the Service Excellence Best Way initiative. Michael Acosta Manager II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Brandon Archambeau Corridor Superintendent Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Rick Batten Yardmaster Transportation Lincoln, Neb. Heather Booth Senior Systems Developer I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Fletcher Bornschlegl * Consulting Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Paula Corniel Senior Technical Analyst I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Mick Fitzpatrick Senior Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Janet Galassi Director Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas James Gibson Senior Consulting Systems Engineer Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Richard Goodwin * Consulting Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE * ATTENDING CEREMONY

6 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Terry Gordon Senior Systems Devloper II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Mike Griffin Consulting Systems Engineer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Amy Hall Implementation Coordinator Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Chris Hui * Consulting Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Kent Julian Manager II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Carolyn Kamperman Senior Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Mark Kowalczyk * Technical Consultant II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Bob Kremer Trainmaster Transportation LaCrosse, Wis. Shawn Kuiper Terminal Manager Transportation Guernsey, Wyo. Tom Maahs * Manager I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Jack Mattox Yardmaster Transportation Alliance, Neb. Jennifer Maxwell * Manager I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Burt McCoy * Manager I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Shannon McGovern Director Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Steve Nettleton Terminal Superintendent Transportation Alliance, Texas Silvina Petersilge Consulting Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas David Priest Senior Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Rance Randle Terminal Superintendent Transportation Alliance, Texas Lucky Randolph Manager II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Scott Riffel * Consulting Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Kimberly Ross * Consulting Systems Developer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Sharon Swagerty Senior Systems Developer I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Jeff Talley Senior Systems Engineer II Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Christy Thomas * Manager I Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Jay Tollerene Systems Developer Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Dale Trepanier Terminal Manager Transportation Northtown, Minn. Catastrophic Accident Response Team A cross-departmental team including Resource Protection, Corporate Relations and Claims, worked with the Lafayette, La., community to evacuate 3,000 residents and process claims after a hazardous materials leak. Team members worked 12- to 14-hour days for more than a week overseeing the claims process, responding to community concerns and assisting with the recovery process. Shawn Avants Claims Representative Law Fort Worth, Texas Suzanne Belmarez Jaroch Senior Special Agent Resource Protection Solutions Team Temple, Texas Steve Brockwell Claims Manager Law Albuquerque, N.M. Larry Dodd Senior Claims Representative Law Oklahoma City Jeanne Exford Claims Analyst Law Fort Worth, Texas Joseph Faust * Regional Director, Public Affairs Corporate Relations Fort Worth, Texas Dan Fisher Senior Claims Representative Law Fort Worth, Texas Daniel Flatten Jr. * Claims Representative Law Beaumont, Texas David Fortis Senior Claims Representative Law Stockton, Calif. Dustin Foster Claims Representative Law Galesburg, Ill. John Franklin * Senior Claims Representative Law Tulsa, Okla. Benjamin Gilliam Claims Representative Law Flagstaff, Ariz. Daniel Harrison Senior Claims Representative Law Memphis, Tenn. Chris Hawk Claims Representative Law Kansas City, Kan. Sue Houser Senior Claims Repsentative Law Lubbock, Texas Daniel Hutchinson Special Agent I Resource Protection Solutions Team Houston, Texas Sandra Jacobs Claims Representative Law Memphis, Tenn. Robert Jeffries Claims Manager Law Houston, Texas * ATTENDING CEREMONY

7 Carol Landes Claims Analyst Law Fort Worth, Texas Shaun Lewis * Senior Claims Representative Law Fort Worth, Texas Gary Matson Senior Claims Representative Law Houston, Texas Randy Merrick Senior Special Agent Resource Protection Solutions Team Lubbock, Texas Drew Moorman * Claims Representative Law Fort Worth, Texas Steve Mueller Senior Claims Representative Law Amarillo, Texas Benjamin Parra Claims Manager Law Fort Worth, Texas John Sawicki * Claims Manager Law Fort Worth, Texas Brian Snell Claims Representative Law Denver, Colo. Sharon Stevens * Assistant Manager, Special Projects Law Fort Worth, Texas Steve Stone Senior Special Agent Resource Protection Solutions Team Haslet, Texas Robin Strodtz Claims Analyst Law Fort Worth, Texas Charles Traylor Claims Manager Law Memphis, Tenn. Chris Van Norman Senior Claims Representative Law Galesburg, Ill. Rick Vest Claims Representative Law Lincoln, Neb. Thomas Wilson * Director, Claims Law St. Paul, Minn. Donald Wind Director, Claims Services Law Fort Worth, Texas UPS Receivables and Disputes Resolution Gary S. Possert, a St. Paul, Minn., PE supervisor, Intermodal Rating, reduced total receivables and disputes for the United Parcel Service (UPS) account. Possert identified the root cause as trailers that never arrived at the terminal even though a bill of lading was received for the unit. He requested new reports to identify the no-show unit charges being sent to the UPS Accounts Payable Department, reducing overpayments of more than $100,000 per month. Possert also worked with the customer to collect bills over 90 days old totaling $1.3 million in Possert s actions helped strengthen BNSF s relationship with UPS and provided benefits for BNSF as well. Gary S. Possert * PE Supervisor, Intermodal Rating Revenue Management St. Paul, Minn. Seattle Sound Transit Team Forty members of a multi-departmental team from Seattle completed Seattle-to-Tacoma line improvements while maintaining a 99 percent on-time ratio for Sounder. The work, which included mainline switch installations and cutovers, was completed at more than $30 million under budget. Joseph Albinger Manager, Commuter Operations Engineering Seattle, Wash. Christopher Anderson Engineer, Interlocking Systems Engineering Seattle, Wash. Kevin Benson Welder Engineering Seattle, Wash. Jeffery Bykonen Flagman Engineering Seattle, Wash. Joseph Campos * Track Foreman Engineering Seattle, Wash. Frederick Christian Flagman Engineering Seattle, Wash. Anthony Clarke Signal Maintainer Engineering Seattle, Wash. Marshall Flores Track Foreman Engineering Seattle, Wash. Glen Gaz * Manager, Budgets Engineering Seattle, Wash. Gary Geiss Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. Mark Gillings Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. James Goedert Signal Inspector Engineering Seattle, Wash. Daniel Gosser Welder Engineering Seattle, Wash. Kevin Harper * Track Foreman Engineering Seattle, Wash. Kristopher Harris Construction Assistant Roadmaster Engineering Seattle, Wash. Glen Haug * Director, Commuter Construction Engineering Seattle, Wash. Donald Herron Laborer Engineering Seattle, Wash. Brian Hipol * Division Engineer, Commuter Construction Engineering Seattle, Wash. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE * ATTENDING CEREMONY

8 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Kasie Holle Construction Roadmaster Engineering Seattle, Wash. John Houston * General Supervisor, Signal Construction Engineering Seattle, Wash. Roger Jacobsen Superintendent, Suburban Operations Safety Seattle, Wash. Dean Keller Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. Scott Kipperberg Supervisor, Structures Engineering Seattle, Wash. Mark Meissner Signal Foreman Engineering Seattle, Wash. Valree Michael * Senior Analyst Revenue Management Seattle, Wash. Enrique Mondragon Project Engineer Engineering Seattle, Wash. Charles Moore Project Engineer Engineering Seattle, Wash. Seth Ogan Construction Assistant Roadmaster Engineering Seattle, Wash. Donald Omsberg * Manager Engineering Seattle, Wash. Frederick Parker Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. Robert Raglin Manager, Field Safety Safety Seattle, Wash. Gary Rollings Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. Indalecio Sandoval Construction Roadmaster Engineering Seattle, Wash. Steven Shaffstall * Signal Inspector Engineering Seattle, Wash. Curtis Shockey Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. Thomas Smith Project Manager Engineering Seattle, Wash. Kenneth Toizumi Signal Supervisor Engineering Seattle, Wash. Bill Troxell Flagman Engineering Seattle, Wash. John Veal Jr. Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. Norman Vlasak Machine Operator Engineering Seattle, Wash. EZ Pay Process A multi-departmental team developed a simpler and more efficient pay process for train, yard and engine (TYE) employees using current technology. Computer screens were simplified, many pay codes became automatically generated and many manual functions were reduced. EZ Pay is currently used by more than 81 percent of TYE employees in through-freight service every day. Based on the success of EZ Pay for through-freight employees, BNSF began the rollout of EZ Pay to employees who work on local and road switcher service in July Kevin Fischer * Senior Systems Developer II Technology Services Topeka, Kan. Joe Ivy * Conductor Transportation Haslet, Texas Bob Jacobson Director Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Pam Jones * Manager, TYE Compensation Systems Labor Relations Topeka, Kan. Armond Landavazo * Consulting Systems Developer I Technology Services Topeka, Kan. Anthony Martinez Program Manager Corporate Audit Fort Worth, Texas Denise Ovalle * Manager, Internal Communications Corporate Relations Fort Worth, Texas Crystal Russell * Manager, TYE Compensation Systems Labor Relations Topeka, Kan. David Smith * Manager II, ISS Technology Services Topeka, Kan. Barry Stoltz Manager, TYE Compensation Systems Labor Relations Topeka, Kan. Lee Tibbetts * Senior Systems Developer I Technology Services Topeka, Kan. Gary Trowbridge * Locomotive Engineer Transportation Haslet, Texas Cristen White * Manager, TYE Compensation Systems Labor Relations Topeka, Kan. George Wong Director, TYE Compensation Systems Labor Relations Topeka, Kan. * ATTENDING CEREMONY

9 Van Lessons Team on Chicago Division The Chicago Division team identified root causes of van service problems and escalating costs. Team members also addressed issues identified by the Chicago Division Labor Team and 12-hour reports. They took each service issue, assigned a responsible party to the issue, and implemented a corrective action and timeline. Result: crew morale has increased, van on-time performance has improved 15 percent, secondary providers have been reduced, the number of crews on duty over 12 hours has been reduced, and numerical identification points were developed across the division. Gordy Cutright * Locomotive Engineer Transportation Chicago, Ill. John Edwards * Conductor Transportation Chicago, Ill. J.J. McGovern Locomotive Engineer Transportation Chicago, Ill. Randy McMahan * Assistant Terminal Superintendent Transportation Chicago, Ill. Jeff Thomas * Manager, Field Training Transportation Chicago, Ill. Hurricane Ike Recovery Rickey Rooks, manager, Safety and Rules, in Spring, Texas, took leadership and personal action to aid in the Hurricane Ike recovery including managing distribution of generators deployed to employees, housing several employees in his own home, and personally hooking up and fueling generators. Rickey Rooks * Manager, Safety and Rules Safety Spring, Texas Observed and Reported Derailed Car from Highway Clayton Hubbard, a locomotive engineer from Haslet, Texas, was driving along State Highway 287 on the Wichita Falls Subdivision while off duty when he noticed a passing train with a derailed car. He notified the Network Operations Center and asked that the train be stopped for inspection. The inspection found that one car had a burned journal, causing the car to derail yet stay coupled. Clayton Hubbard * Locomotive Engineer Transportation Haslet, Texas Saved Children from Burning Apartment Jonathan Higginson, a switchman from Spokane, Wash., overheard a neighbor screaming for help as her two children were trapped inside a burning apartment. He entered the apartment, found the children and passed them to a bystander on an adjacent balcony. He followed the ambulance and stayed at the hospital until he knew the children were safe. Jonathan Higginson * Switchman Transportation Spokane, Wash. Best Way Service Excellence Team Fort Worth team members in Technology Services, Mechanical, Marketing and Transportation improved and sustained on-time departures for terminals using the BNSF Service Excellence Best Way initiative. Also, eight members from Galesburg, Ill., implemented Best Way at Galesburg. The Best Way focuses on six foundation initiatives: meetings and metrics, operating condition tool, roles and responsibilities, manifest plan, power plan and arrival/departure plan. Craig Anderson Yardmaster Transportation Galesburg, Ill. Brandon Archambeau Superintendent, Corridor Operations Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Lori Armstrong Trainmaster, Service Excellence Transportation Fort Worth, Texas James Arneson Manager Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Henry Bridges * Senior Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Clifford Brown Manager, Service Excellence Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE * ATTENDING CEREMONY

10 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Joshua Burgland Clerk Tower Operator Transportation Galesburg, Ill. Jeff Craun * Manager, Value Engineering Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Ted Eason Terminal Manager, Service Excellence Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Dianne Foulkes * Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Cindy Godsil Clerk Tower Operator Transportation Galesburg, Ill. Rick Goodwin TS Support Consulting Systems Developer Technology Services Fort Worth, Texas Stephen Grachan Trainmaster, Service Excellence Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Timothy Graham Trainmaster, Service Excellence Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Jesus Guajardo Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Jeffrey Guelker Director, Service Design Marketing Fort Worth, Texas Tom Hallaron Senior Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas John Hepfer Trainmaster Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Nicole Herbst Terminal Manager Transportation Kansas City, Kan. Steve Hill Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Brian Hurla Consulting Systems Developer Transportation Topeka, Kan. Brian Hurt Implementation Leader, Service Excellence Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Jerry Inman * Manager, Value Engineering Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Paul Kaiser * Senior Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Larry Kurz Senior Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Matt Lepper * Yardmaster Transportation Galesburg, Ill. Karl Lewin Manager, Value Engineering Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Scott Maddox Manager, Value Engineering Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Drew Marting * Senior Implementation Leader, Service Excellence Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Mike Martucci Trainmaster, Service Excellence Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Rick McGill Lead Carman Mechanical Galesburg, Ill. Jason Ornelas * Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Derek Powell Yardmaster Transportation Galesburg, Ill. Daniel Smith * Senior Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Karen Swedlund Yardmaster Transportation Galesburg, Ill. Paula Willette * Senior Implementation Leader Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas Rod Wilson Hostler/Local Chairman Transportation Galesburg, Ill. John Young Trainmaster, Service Excellence Transportation Fort Worth, Texas Saved Young Child in Yard Track Supervisor Mike Sanderholm, Arkansas City, Kan., noticed a young child (2-3 years old) under a train that was about to leave the yard. He called the yard engineer to stop all movements by the yard engine. He also contacted the dispatcher and asked that all main line traffic be stopped. Sanderholm then picked the child up and notified authorities. Mike Sanderholm * Track Supervisor Engineering Arkansas City, Kan. Design and Implementation of Channel Plates Kingman, Ariz., Roadmaster Steve Marino designed and implemented new channel plates to reduce deterioration of switch ties and plates. He designed an 11/16-inch thick plate with six holes to simulate current plates. Then he installed them on the worst switches. This has reduced longitudinal movement and lateral wear. Steve Marino * Roadmaster Engineering Kingman, Ariz. Improvement of Interbay Locomotive Facility Operations Dale Spohn, a general foreman from Interbay, Wash., decreased the environmental footprint and improved sustainability of facility operations. He recently was presented the John H. Chaffee Environmental Excellence Award for Dale Spohn * General Foreman Mechanical Seattle, Wash. * ATTENDING CEREMONY

11 Hazmat Emergency Response Team Sixteen Mechanical team members from Barstow, Calif.; Amarillo, Texas; and Houston, Texas, responded to more than 30 percent of the hazardous materials (hazmat) release incidents in They served countless hours to efficiently manage and mitigate emergencies. Darrell Cannon Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Houston, Texas Brian Carlson * Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Roman Cisneros General Foreman Mechanical Amarillo, Texas Jess Contreras * Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Bill Dunlap * Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Amarillo, Texas William Hamm Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Aaron Marshall General Foreman Mechanical Houston, Texas Steve Martin * Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Lonnie McGinnis * Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Amarillo, Texas Tony Mestas Assistant General Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Bill Perry Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Houston, Texas W. Petermann * Assistant General Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Dan Rodriguez * General Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Robert Saffle Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Randell Seaman Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Barstow, Calif. Lonnie Walker * Mechanical Foreman Mechanical Houston, Texas * ATTENDING CEREMONY

12 Safety Employees of the Year Terrance E. Ed Carlson Conductor Ed Carlson is assigned to the Lakeside Subdivision on the Northwest Division. Two years ago, the Lakeside Subdivision had the highest number of injuries of any subdivision at BNSF. With an injury frequency ratio of 6.11, safety needed to improve. As chair of the local site-safety committee and co-chair of the division safety committee, Carlson gathered senior managers and labor leaders to address safety issues. He facilitated meetings that were often difficult. His careful facilitation helped foster an attitude of respect, honesty and cooperation among employees. The subdivision s injuries dropped from 11 in 2007 to two in 2008, and the subdivision ended 2008 with a 1.04 frequency ratio. Robert F. Bob Johnson Bob Johnson, a 37-year machinist and the safety assistant at the Northtown Diesel Shop, has made significant safety contributions. These include development and implementation tools for system Mechanical, peer-to-peer communication networks, improved safety education, proactive safety processes and work practice observations. Johnson helped the Northtown Diesel Shop receive the Governor s Award for Meritorious Achievement in Occupational Safety and Injury Prevention in the Workplace. He oversees many safety programs, including hearing conservation, hazard communication, fall protection and safety footwear/eyewear. Johnson made a unique contribution to shop employees in helping the R. F. Johnson Fitness Center become a reality. For more than two years, he worked to develop this onsite fitness center. More than 400 employees across all work groups have access to the center. Kip L. Lytle Kip Lytle, a 36-year BNSF veteran, is a Structures safety facilitator for the Nebraska and Colorado divisions. One of his strengths is evaluating preventive safety processes needed at the system level. For the past nine years, he has been a key contributor to Engineering s core safety programs. He is the architect of several training modules, including Hazard Recognition, which is part of the annual Engineering and Telecommunications safety certification program, and Trenching & Shoring. He also writes the Weekly Safety Reminder, a safety advisory on timely and relevant topics. Structures safety facilitators use these advisories throughout the system. Lytle has tackled many complex and challenging assignments, including confined space issues and fall protection issues, throughout his territory.

13 Safety Employees of the Year Sharon Robinson Sharon Robinson, a Chicago-based safety assistant with responsibilities at four Mechanical shops, is certified as a safety certification trainer, as a rules trainer and as a defensive driving instructor. Robinson helped train more than 125 Mechanical and Intermodal employees in 2008 and interpreted rules for her peers. She taught safety for new-hire classes at four locations on her own initiative. Robinson saw the practicality of work practice observations (WPO). She revived this program, resolving issues among scheduled employees and motivating them to participate. WPO participation among carmen on her territory is now about 90 percent versus less than 20 percent before her involvement. Robinson developed a safety class for ramp workers who drive near shop employees. She is also well-versed in forklift safety, lockout/tagout and CPR. Vincent A. Rogers Vince Rogers, a crane director and operator and an Intermodal safety trainer in Cicero, Ill., daily helps others remain injury-free. He ensures crane operator trainees understand crane operations, including start-up and shut-down procedures. Last year, Rogers worked on an Intermodal project called the Personnel Qualification Standard (P-Q-S). This program relies on a standardized training and testing process for crane operator and director positions. Rogers identified and incorporated requirements for on-the-job training into P-Q-S. He was also instrumental in helping co-workers accept P-Q-S. Rogers also takes an active part in mentoring; he helped 114 new hires in Cicero last year. Because of Rogers dedication to identifying root causes, Cicero experienced a 29-percent decline in third-party accidents last year. Steven M. Waller Steve Waller, a 33-year BNSF employee, has worked his entire career without an injury of any kind. Waller serves as the United Transportation Union safety coordinator for the Powder River Division and as a local chairman. He is relentless in identifying safety needs and attacking challenges. From his first day, Waller has educated employees about high-level safety concepts and is an advocate for an employee-driven safety process. He conceived and organized two safety seminars, as well as a three-phase safety training program covering job safety briefings, SIRP, empowerment, conflict resolution and more. As a result of his influence, the Powder River Transportation frequency ratio has bested the system Transportation ratio two years in a row.

14 2008 Best of the Best Recognition Transportation Criteria: These superintendents, Operations, and terminal superintendents had a frequency ratio of less than Frank J. Bennett Superintendent, Operations Alliance, Neb. Matt F. Boyd Superintendent, Operations Trinidad, Colo. Matthew L. Burkart Terminal Superintendent Minneapolis, Minn. Richard L. Danielson Terminal Superintendent Galesburg, Ill. David L. Davenport Terminal Superintendent Corwith, Ill. Chris M. Engel Superintendent, Operations Lincoln, Neb. Nicole Herbst * Terminal Manager Kansas City, Mo. Steven S. Nettleton Terminal Superintendent Kansas City, Kan. Ryan Shoener Terminal Superintendent Memphis, Tenn. Mechanical Criteria: Teams must be injury-free; awarded to general foremen and shop superintendents. David S. Bertholf General Foreman Seattle, Wash. Richard Castanon Shop Superintendent Commerce, Calif. Roman L. Cisneros General Foreman Amarillo, Texas Donald F. Kaplan General Foreman Haslet, Texas Harold W. Lederer General Foreman Richmond, Calif. Paul M. Lorenzen General Foreman Springfield, Mo. Aaron N. Marshall General Foreman Houston, Texas Vernon L. Peterson General Foreman Vancouver, Wash. Mark A. Riley General Foreman Newton, Kan. Carlos Z. Rueda General Foreman Los Angeles, Calif. Larry E. Stover Suburban Shop Superintendent Chicago, Ill. Engineering Criteria: Each work group had a frequency ratio of less than 0.30 and more than 35,000 man-hours. John J. Crisler Division Engineer Stockton, Calif. Erik K. Frohberg Manager, Structures Fargo, N.D. Dwight L. Golder Manager, Signal Galesburg, Ill. Mike L. Herzog ** Manager, Structures Kansas City, Kan. J. Lee Hostler Manager, Structures Albuquerque, N.M. Jeffrey J. Jarman Manager, Signal Spokane, Wash. Cory C. Knutson Manager, Structures Billings, Mont. Adam C. Richardson Division Engineer San Bernardino, Calif. Jeffrey Schmidt *** Manager, Track Maintenance Rail Springfield, Mo. Jeffrey J. Schurman Shop Superintendent, Roadway Equipment Brainerd, Minn. Dennis R. Skeels Manager, Signal San Bernardino, Calif. Steven L. Talbot ** Manager, Structures Kansas City, Kan. John W. Upward General Director, Roadway Equipment Other Fort Worth, Texas * Ms. Herbst is accepting the recognition on behalf of Danny Ray, who retired. ** Joint Recognition ***David Burks will accept the recognition on Mr. Schmidt s behalf.

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