Editing Al Swift (section)

=== Later career ===
Following his final term in Congress, Swift was Vice President of Governmental Affairs with [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] until its merger with [[Santa Fe Railroad]] in 1996 and had a new railroad siding south of Blaine, WA named after him (Swift) . He was later a principal with the [[Washington, D.C.]], political strategy firm [http://www.collingswifthynes.com/ Colling, Swift & Hynes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703195718/http://www.collingswifthynes.com/ |date=July 3, 2008 }} and a regular member of the internet based radio talk show called Backroom Politics. He and his wife, Paula, had two daughters, Amy Swift Donovan and Lauri Swift, and resided in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].