BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC/DE/
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                               SCHEDULE 14A
                           SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
               PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF
                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Filed by the Registrant [x]

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [x]

Check the appropriate box:

[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement

[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement

[X ] Definitive Additional Materials

[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to (S)240.14a-11(c) or (S)240.14a-12


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                         BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC.
               (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                         BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC.
                (NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT)

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Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): (/1/)

[ ] $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(i)(1), or 14a-6(i)(2).

[ ] $500 per each party to the controversy pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-
     6(i)(3).

[x] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.

    (1)   Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
          Santa Fe Pacific Corporation common stock, par value $1.00 per
          share.

    (2)   Aggregate number of securities to which transactions applies:
          187,049,738 shares of Santa Fe Pacific Corporation common stock.

    (3)   Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
          pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11: $49 1/2 (/2/)

    (4)   Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: $3,148,047,091
          (/2/)

  (/1/)   The filing fee previously was paid with the initial filing of the
          preliminary proxy materials on August 8, 1994 and with the filing
          of two Registration Statements on Form S-4 on October 12, 1994
          (Reg.  No. 33-56007) and October 27, 1994 (Reg.  No. 33-56183),
          respectively.

  (/2/)   For purposes of calculating the filing fee only. Upon consummation
          of the Merger, each outstanding share of Santa Fe Pacific
          Corporation common stock, par value $1.00 per share, will be
          converted into the right to receive 0.34 shares of Burlington
          Northern Inc. common stock, no par value.  The proposed maximum
          aggregate value of the transaction described in the preliminary
          proxy materials is $3,148,047,091 (calculated based on the number
          of shares of Santa Fe Pacific Corporation common stock
          outstanding as of October 19, 1994, the average of the high and
          low reported prices of Burlington Northern Inc. common stock on
          October 21, 1994 and the exchange ratio of 0.34).  The filing fee
          is one-fiftieth of that amount.

[x] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously.  Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

    (1)    Amount Previously Paid:...................$1,145,590

    (2)    Form, Schedule or Registration
           Statement No.:............................Preliminary Proxy
                                                     Statement
                                                     Registration Statement
                                                     on Form S-4
                                                     (Reg. No. 33-56007)
                                                     Registration Statement
                                                     on Form S-4, as amended
                                                     (Reg. No. 33-56183)
    (3)    Filing Party:          ...................Burlington Northern
                                                     Inc./Santa Fe
                                                     Pacific Corporation
    (4)      Date filed:          ...................August 8, 1994
                                  ...................October 12, 1994
                                  ...................October 27,1994



[LOGO] BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC.

            GERALD GRINSTEIN                    3800 Continental Plaza
            Chairman and                        777 Main Street
            Chief Executive Officer             Fort Worth, Texas 76102-5384
                                                (817) 333-2272


                                                             November 30, 1994


                        BURLINGTON NORTHERN RESCHEDULES
                         SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING



Dear Burlington Northern Stockholder:

      Burlington Northern Inc. has rescheduled its special meeting at which
stockholders will vote on the proposed merger between Burlington Northern and
Santa Fe Pacific Corp.  The new meeting date is Friday, December 16, 1994.
The meeting was previously scheduled for December 2.

      The decision reflects the intent of our merger agreement to have the
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe special stockholders' meetings occur on the
same day.  You may be aware than on November 29, Santa Fe announced that it
was again postponing its meeting to allow more time to consider the
alternatives in connection with the proposals to acquire Santa Fe.

      The Burlington Northern meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. (CST) at 3017
Lou Menk Drive, Fort Worth, Texas.

      Thank you for your continued support during this important time in our
Company's history.


                                      Sincerely,

                                      /s/  Gerald Grinstein
                                     ______________________
                                          Gerald Grinstein


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