BNSF Celebrates Anniversary with Essay Contest

By CnAgri2012-09-17 19:58:54 Print

BNSF Railway (BNSF) announced it is celebrating the one year anniversary of the 'Friends of BNSF' website with BNSF model locomotives to be awarded in an essay contest for members. In the year since the launch of this special website for rail advocates and enthusiasts, it has gained a following of 33,000 registered members. To celebrate such a successful first year, BNSF is sponsoring an essay contest that will highlight the importance of freight rail.

"The 'Friends of BNSF' site was created to provide a place where people interested in rail, BNSF and its predecessor railroads could access entertaining, educational and historic information about the industry," said John Ambler, BNSF vice president, Corporate Relations. "We knew there were many people with an interest in this type of content, but we have been very impressed by the response we have received in the website's first year. We look forward to seeing more of that enthusiasm in this essay challenge."

Entrants are asked to submit an essay between 100 and 300 words in length discussing "the importance of freight rail to my community's future." The contest is open to United States residents age 18 or older who are new and existing members of 'Friends of BNSF.' New members simply have to join in order to enter the contest.

The top five essays will be posted on the 'Friends of BNSF' site and the top five winners will be awarded BNSF model locomotives. The first place winner will receive a solid BNSF pewter locomotive model. In addition, all qualifying entrants will receive a copy of the 2013 BNSF photo calendar, filled with train photographs taken by BNSF employees.

For full details and contest rules, go to https://www.friendsofbnsf.com. Entries must be received no later than midnight on Sept. 24. The first, second and third place winners will be announced no later than Oct. 1.