The BNSF Alumni Association is a community 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.
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.
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: