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N.D. (AP) Senator John Hoeven says BNSF Railway is adding more locomotives and crews in an effort to address delays in Amtrak service and agriculture product shipping in North Dakota.

Hoeven and Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Representative Kevin Cramer met with officials from BNSF and agriculture officials Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Increased crude oil and freight shipments largely have been blamed for causing rail delays. BNSF says rail service is being hampered by bad weather.

Hoeven says BNSF intends to bring 125 locomotives and 250 people to North Dakota within the next two weeks. He says that’s part of a short-term solution.

Hoeven says the long-term solution is the railroad’s plan to invest $5 billion in its railroad this year, including $900 million to expand capacity where crude oil shipments are surging.