Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-155301

September 21, 2009

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

$750,000,000 4.700% Notes due October 1, 2019

Final Term Sheet

Issuer: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

Note Type: Senior Unsecured Notes

Ratings (Moody’s/S&P): Baa1/BBB (stable/stable)

Offering Format: SEC Registered

Principal Amount: $750,000,000

Benchmark: UST 3.625% due August 15, 2019

Benchmark Yield: 3.472%

Re-offer Spread: T + 125 bps

Re-offer Yield: 4.722%

Coupon: 4.700%

Price to Public: 99.825%

Coupon Dates: April 1 and October 1

First Coupon Date: April 1, 2010

Trade Date: September 21, 2009

Settlement Date: September 24, 2009

Maturity Date: October 1, 2019

Make Whole Call: T+25 bps

Day Count Convention: 30/360

Denomination: $2,000 x $1,000

CUSIP: 12189TBC7

Bookrunners: Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers: BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC,

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp., U.S.

Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

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