BNSF Railway Co.
Registered owner of 1,077 FCC antenna structures · FCC licensee ID L00005110. Every structure below links to its full registration page.
At a glance
BNSF Railway Co. is the registered owner of 1,077 antenna structures in the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under FCC licensee ID L00005110. That is the 26th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more registrations. Its largest footprint is in Texas, with 205 registrations. Its tallest constructed structure is 152 m (499 ft) near Hitchcock, TX.
Dataset updated . Refreshed from the FCC ASR weekly bulk database.
Portfolio
Tallest structures
| # | Structure | Height | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitchcock, TX · 1049152 | 152 m | Tower (type not specified) |
| 2 | Laguna, NM · 1238788 | 135 m | Guyed tower |
| 3 | Cubero, NM · 1238979 | 135 m | Guyed tower |
| 4 | Hawley, MN · 1061193 | 129 m | Guyed tower |
| 5 | Richdale, MN · 1061265 | 126 m | Guyed tower |
| 6 | Walker, MN · 1046377 | 126 m | Tower (type not specified) |
| 7 | Merriam, KS · 1046387 | 123 m | Guyed tower |
| 8 | Mound City, KS · 1046384 | 121 m | Guyed tower |
| 9 | Jonesboro, AR · 1046425 | 119 m | Guyed tower |
| 10 | Arma, KS · 1046380 | 118 m | Guyed tower |
| 11 | Memphis, TN · 1046422 | 116 m | Guyed tower |
| 12 | Holly Springs, MS · 1046657 | 116 m | Guyed tower |
| 13 | Sherman, MS · 1046656 | 114 m | Guyed tower |
| 14 | Saginaw, MO · 1062017 | 114 m | Lattice tower |
| 15 | Staples, MN · 1061191 | 108 m | Guyed tower |
Footprint
States
| State | Structures |
|---|---|
| Texas | 205 |
| Washington | 95 |
| Montana | 80 |
| Minnesota | 73 |
| North Dakota | 70 |
| Missouri | 69 |
| California | 57 |
| Oklahoma | 51 |
Mix
Structure types
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Where does BNSF Railway Co. own antenna structures?
BNSF Railway Co.'s registrations span at least 8 states. In Texas it holds 205, which is 0.99% of the 20,687 structures registered in the state. In Washington it holds 95, which is 2.6% of the 3,660 structures registered in the state. In Montana it holds 80, which is 5.5% of the 1,459 structures registered in the state. In Minnesota it holds 73, which is 1.8% of the 3,995 structures registered in the state.
How does BNSF Railway Co. compare with other tower owners?
With 1,077 registrations, BNSF Railway Co. accounts for 0.54% of the 197,833 registrations in the FCC registry. It ranks 26th by portfolio size among the 7,865 owners holding two or more registrations, out of 20,857 distinct owners in all. Neighbouring portfolios in that ranking are UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (1,115), SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC (1,078) and T-Mobile West Tower LLC (1,035).
What kinds of structures does BNSF Railway Co. register?
The most common filed structure type in the portfolio is tower (code TOWER), with 313 registrations or 29.1% of the total. It also registers lattice tower (219), monopole (212) and guyed tower (172).
The tallest constructed structure in the portfolio is registration 1049152, a tower near Hitchcock, TX at 152 m (499 ft). That is about 2.2 times the national average registered height of 69 m.
Frequently asked questions
How many towers does BNSF Railway Co. own?
BNSF Railway Co. holds 1,077 FCC antenna structure registrations, with the largest concentration in Texas (205). Only FCC-registrable structures are counted — shorter sites below the registration threshold don't appear.
What is the tallest structure BNSF Railway Co. owns?
Its tallest registered structure is 152 m (499 ft) near Hitchcock, TX (registration 1049152).
Where does BNSF Railway Co. own towers?
Its largest state footprints are Texas (205), Washington (95), Montana (80) and Minnesota (73).
What kind of towers does BNSF Railway Co. own?
Most of its registrations are filed as tower (type not specified) (313 of 1,077).
What is BNSF Railway Co.'s FCC licensee ID?
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration records group these structures under licensee ID L00005110.
Related pages
- Antenna structures in Texas· 20,687 registered
- Antenna structures in Washington· 3,660 registered
- Antenna structures in Montana· 1,459 registered
- Antenna structures in Minnesota· 3,995 registered
- The largest tower owners in the US
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY· 1,115 structures
- SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC· 1,078 structures
- T-Mobile West Tower LLC· 1,035 structures
About this data
Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database, as published October 20, 2026 — TowerCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: TowerCensus, “BNSF Railway Co. antenna structure portfolio (FCC licensee L00005110)”, https://towercensus.com/owners/bnsf-railway-co-l00005110 (data as of October 20, 2026).