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FORT
WORTH, Texas, October 19, 2000 – Directors of Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE:BNI) voted on September 21,
2000, to pay a regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share
on outstanding common stock.
Dividends
on common stock will be paid January 2, 2001, to shareholders of
record December 12, 2000. Common shares outstanding on
September 30, 2000, totaled approximately 397 million.
Through its subsidiary, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe
Railway Company, BNSF operates one of the largest rail networks
in North America, with 33,500 route miles of track covering 28
states and two Canadian provinces
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