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BNSF TRAINS API

The TRAINS API from BNSF — 4 operation(s) for trains.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

BNSF TRAINS API is one of 5 APIs that BNSF publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Trains. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.bnsf.com:6443.

4 operations 4 paths 5 schemas 1 GET3 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.bnsf.com:6443
Contact
BNSF Customer API
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

TRAINS 4
GET
/v1/trains
Trains - Provides current status, with tracing details for all unit train types
getV1Trains → 200400403404405413429500
POST
/v1/ag-trains
Ag Trains - Provides current status, with tracing details for up to 25 Ag trains
postV1AgTrains body → 200400403404405413429500
POST
/v1/coal-trains
Coal Trains - Provides current status, with tracing details for up to 25 Coal…
postV1CoalTrains body → 200400403404405413429500
POST
/v1/ip-trains
IP Trains - Provides current status, with tracing details up to 25 industrial…
postV1IpTrains body → 200400403404405413429500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ag (16 properties), coal (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

train_list_coal
array
ag
object
16 properties
coal
object
11 properties
train_list_ag
array
train_list_ip
array

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bnsf-trains-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs BNSF publishes across the network.

BNSF AUTOMOTIVE API
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BNSF CARLOAD API
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BNSF INTERMODAL API
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BNSF Requests API
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API Details
ID
bnsf:bnsf-trains-api
Base URL
https://api.bnsf.com:6443
Docs
https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
Provider
BNSF
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