03 Dec 2012 Bakken Crude: Buffet's Railroad Beats ONEOK's Pipeline
In the five years since BNSF began hauling crude out of the Williston Basin, it has seen a huge increase in the amount it ships, said Dave Garvin, BNSF group vice president for industrial products. It went from 1.3 million barrels in 2008 to 88.9 million in 2012.

Likewise, the company is also benefiting from the boom in crude production by shipping lumber and fracking propants into the Bakken area.