BNSF Railway tremendously objects to the story published by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on December 5. They want to reassure the public that the company operates with honesty and integrity and has achieved an excellent safety record.

Since the story was published, BNSF launched a Website an effort to correct the Minneapolis Star-Tribune/ProPublica's coverage of BNSF's conduct in grade-crossing and railroad employee safety issues. Documents, data and other evidence can be found on the site: www.bnsf.com/casefacts .