Exhibit 12.1



Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation and Subsidiaries Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

In millions, except ratio amounts

(Unaudited)



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|                                                                                                                  |  | Year ended December 31, |      
|                                                                                                                  |  | 2006                    |       |   | 2005 |   |       | 2004 |  |   | 2003  |   |  | 2002 |      
|Earnings:                                                                                                         |  |                         |       |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |   |  |      |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change                                             |  | $                       | 2,992 |   |      | $ | 2,448 |      |  | $ | 1,273 |   |  | $    | 1,231 |   |  | $ | 1,216 |  
|Add:                                                                                                              |  |                         |       |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |   |  |      |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Interest and other fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest                                                  |  |                         | 485   |   |      |   | 437   |      |  |   | 409   |   |  |      | 420   |   |  |   | 428   |  
|Reasonable approximation of portion of rent under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor |  |                         | 261   |   |      |   | 221   |      |  |   | 195   |   |  |      | 182   |   |  |   | 178   |  
|Distributed income of investees accounted for under the equity method                                             |  |                         | 3     |   |      |   | 4     |      |  |   | 4     |   |  |      | 3     |   |  |   | 3     |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                              |  |                         | 4     |   |      |   | 8     |      |  |   | 8     |   |  |      | 8     |   |  |   | 8     |  
|Less:                                                                                                             |  |                         |       |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |   |  |      |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Equity in earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method                                           |  |                         | 27    |   |      |   | 15    |      |  |   | 9     |   |  |      | 14    |   |  |   | 17    |  
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|Total earnings available for fixed charges                                                                        |  | $                       | 3,718 |   |      | $ | 3,103 |      |  | $ | 1,880 |   |  | $    | 1,830 |   |  | $ | 1,816 |  
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|Fixed charges:                                                                                                    |  |                         |       |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |   |  |      |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                                                                                                                  |  |                         |       |   |     
|Interest and fixed charges                                                                                        |  | $                       | 499   |   |      | $ | 450   |      |  | $ | 419   |   |  | $    | 429   |   |  | $ | 441   |  
|Reasonable approximation of portion of rent under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor |  |                         | 261   |   |      |   | 221   |      |  |   | 195   |   |  |      | 182   |   |  |   | 178   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                               |  | $                       | 760   |   |      | $ | 671   |      |  | $ | 614   |   |  | $    | 611   |   |  | $ | 619   |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                |  |                         | 4.89  | x |      |   | 4.62  | x    |  |   | 3.06  | x |  |      | 3.00  | x |  |   | 2.93  | x



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