Case Study: BNSF Railway achieves a 60% lower crime rate with Qognify digital video security

Reducing crime rate by 60% in first year while clearing more than 60 felonies

BNSF Railway, one of North America’s largest rail networks, needed a major security overhaul to protect high-value storage, transit yards, and expansive rail operations across multiple sites. Qognify’s NiceVision digital video solution was selected to support BNSF’s integrated electronic security plan, including video security, access control, alarm monitoring, and remote viewing in low-light, wide-area environments.

Qognify implemented a centralized enterprise system that linked video surveillance with gate readers, alarms, and mobile notifications across auto-loading, intermodal, and train configuration sites. The results were strong: BNSF reduced crime by 60% in the first year and cleared more than 60 felonies, while also gaining a scalable security platform for future growth.

BNSF Railway

Daved Levine

Co-Owner and Project Contract Administrator