The average railcar wheel will travel around 500,000 miles in its lifetime, or 15 trips across the entirety of our 32,500-mile network. BNSF’s mechanical team is responsible for ensuring each wheel is in excellent operating condition. With more than 200,000 railcars, and more than one and a half million wheels in motion across our network at any time, our condition-based maintenance team uses a variety of detectors to stay on top of each wheel’s condition.
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