EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF WHITLEY PENN LLP dex231.htm


 
 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE
INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT PLAN

Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-19241 and 333-135893 of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated June 30, 2009, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Investment and Retirement Plan for the year ended December 31, 2008.


/s/ Whitley Penn LLP
 
Fort Worth, Texas
June 30, 2009