Jan 22 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway -owned BNSF Railway on Thursday said a winter storm will disrupt operations across major corridors, as heavy snow, high winds and extreme cold threaten train movement.
The railroad warned customers moving freight through storm-affected regions to expect delays and longer transit times, and said shipments may temporarily take nonstandard routings, pass through unfamiliar locations or experience atypical interchanges during the disruption.
A sweeping winter storm will batter U.S. transport and energy infrastructure, and will threaten major disruption for airlines, railroads and power providers as heavy snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures sweep across more than two dozen states.
BNSF said the storm will disrupt a broad swath of the central United States as it moves from west to east, affecting its operations in central Oklahoma, northern Arkansas, southern Missouri and western Kentucky with 8–15 inches of snow.
Earlier on Tuesday, railroad CSX said it is closely monitoring a winter storm that could disrupt operations across several U.S. states as the storm strengthens and moves through its network.
(Reporting by Apratim Sarkar; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
