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|   | 1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of BNSF Railway      Company; |
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|   | 2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary          to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which      such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the          period covered by this report; |
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|   | 3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial      information included in this report, fairly present in all material                respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this      report; |
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|   | 4.       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal      control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act           Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for the registrant and      have: |
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|   | (a)       Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such      disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under            our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the      registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made            known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the      period in which this report is beingprepared; |
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|   | (b)       Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such      internal control over financial reporting to be designed             under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the      reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of             financial statements for external purposes in accordance with      generally accepted accountingprinciples; |
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|   | (c)       Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and      procedures and presented in this report our             conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and      procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this             report based on such evaluation;and |
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|   | (d)       Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control      over financial reporting that occurred during the            registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is      reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal                 control over financial reporting;and |
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|   | 5.       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on      our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial          reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the      registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent                functions): |
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|   | (a)       All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting, which           are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to      record, process, summarize and report financial information;      and |
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|   | (b)       Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the             registrant’s internal control over financial  reporting. |
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