BNSF Railway
Part of Berkshire Hathaway
Engaged Employer
BNSF Railway interview questions
Updated May 18, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 9%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
523 interviews
BNSF Railway interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at BNSF Railway as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for QA and Technology Services rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for QA and Technology Services roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at BNSF Railway takes an average of 1 day when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for QA had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas QA roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
- Common stages of the interview process at BNSF Railway according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
One on one interview: 33%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Railroad Conductor(276) ;
- Locomotive Engineer(177) ;
- Conductor(97) ;
- Engineer(72) ;
- Manager(46) ;
- Terminal Trainmaster(41) ;
- Trainmaster(41) ;
- Freight Conductor(36) ;
- Machinist(36) ;
- Intern(27) ;
- Carman(26) ;
- Locomotive Engineer/Conductor(26) ;
- Train Dispatcher(26) ;
- Journeyman Carman(24) ;
- Signal Maintainer(24) .
