{"id":44566,"date":"2018-08-08T11:42:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=44566"},"modified":"2018-08-08T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:42:22","slug":"bnsf-posts-2nd-quarter-financial-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/bnsf-posts-2nd-quarter-financial-results\/","title":{"rendered":"BNSF posts 2nd quarter financial results","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BNSF released their second-quarter earnings of 2018. The railroad saw increases across the board.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Net Earnings:<\/strong> Increased by 37 percent to $1.3 billion from $958 million<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:<\/strong> Increased 12 percent from $5.25 billion to $5.87 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating Income:<\/strong> Increased 6 percent to $1.88 billion from $1.77 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating Ratio:<\/strong> Increased to 66.8 percent from 65.3 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnsf.com\/about-bnsf\/financial-information\/pdf\/2Q-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view BNSF&#8217;s full earnings report<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Notes:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating ratio is a railroad\u2019s operating expenses expressed as a percentage of operating revenue, and is considered by economists to be the basic measure of carrier profitability. 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