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|   | 1.  I have reviewed this annual report      on Form 10-K of Burlington Northern Santa Fe      Corporation; |
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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 being      prepared; |
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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 accounting      principles; |
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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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|                         |   | /s/  Matthew K.      Rose                                         |
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| Date: February 14,      2008 |   | Matthew K.RoseChairman, President      andChief Executive      Officer |