Railway Interchange 2017 Buzz

Catherine Bramlett
UAS Operations Manager
BNSF Railway


Catherine Bramlett is the UAS Operations Manager for Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway’s safety-focused use of unmanned aerial systems and advanced analytics. BNSF is a critical link that connects consumers with the global marketplace. For more than 160 years, BNSF has played a vital role in building and sustaining this nations economy, and BNSF believes that UAS combined with powerful analytics and predictive capabilities will help support safe and efficient railway operations. Via the FAA Pathfinder Program and based on a cooperative research and development agreement, BNSF has the distinct privilege of assisting the FAA in developing beyond line of sight (BOLS) capabilities and integration of BOLS automated aircraft into the NAS. Previous to her four years of employment at BNSF, she spent over 10 years of her career in the Aviation Industry working for NASA Armstrong, BAE Systems, and JPL.

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