Western U.S. Class I railroad BNSF has added two sites in Iowa and one in Kansas to its certified sites program, which designates areas along BNSF’s network that are primed for industrial development.
The Iowa sites are in Fort Madison and Glenwood, while the Kansas site is in De Soto. Prior to their selection, the railroad analyzed each site’s existing and proposed infrastructure, available utilities, site availability, and environmental and geotechnical standards, according to BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B