401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bnsf Railway Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$4.8B
Total assets: 27,055
Participants: 100th
Percentile by assets: $176,894
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bnsf Railway Company · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$4.8B in assets, 27,055 participants

Bnsf Railway Company's Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $4.8B in total assets and 27,055 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

100th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Texas

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 27,055 participants in Texas, 38x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $4.8B.

$4.8B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 27,055
covered participants: 100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $176,894
avg assets per participant

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $4.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $563M in the plan year 2023 filing to $643M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 25,966 in the plan year 2023 filing to 27,055 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Texas

Industry

Transportation & Warehousing

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 27,055 participants - 38x that state average ($4.8B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$4.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$4.8B
Net Income	$643M
Employer EIN	416034000
Plan Effective Date	1995-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bnsf Railway Company)

Total plan assets by year, all Bnsf Railway Company plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	27,463	$3.6B
2023	1	25,966	$4.1B
2024	1	27,055	$4.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $43.1B · 109,889
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $23.7B · 21,990
Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $20.4B · 21,505
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $18.8B · 43,873
Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan $17.0B · 67,820

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Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (TN) $4.8B · 59,441
Cardinal Health 401(k) Savings Plan (OH) $4.8B · 31,275
Blackrock Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $4.8B · 9,068
Nvidia Corporation 401(k) Plan (CA) $4.7B · 14,652

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.7% during 2024, from $4.1B to $4.8B. Reported net income was $643M.

How have Bnsf Railway Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bnsf Railway Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.8%, from $3.6B to $4.8B.

Where does Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($4.8B, 59,441 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
Bnsf Railway Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 416034000.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.