The spigot and the drain of the Transcon is a small highway overpass on the east side of Barstow, near the McDonalds. Here is why - three stacks, two westbound and one eastbound all moving apace a... (more)

A Goat Boat comes into Barstow leading an interesting consist that includes a CEFX SD40M-2 in an SD45 carbody.

A pair of former ATSF GP's wait for better signals into BNSF's large yard at Barstow with a light engine move in tow. The leader, BNSF GP39-2 No. 2772 joined the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe roster ... (more)

This FP45 once pulled the famous Super Chief and later Santa Fe's highest priority intermodal trains. Today it sits on display at the Barstow Train Station.

After being passed by the UP 4014 move, still seen in the background, this intermodal freight throttles up to continue on its way.

A BNSF mixed freight snakes through Barstow as it is about to enter the yard.

UP "Big Boy" 4014 back up to speed after stopping at the Barstow Depot enroute to Yermo, Ca. then onto Cheyenne Wyoming.

freshly painted 3328 waits at Barstow engine facility for it's next assignment

Burlington Northern Railroad leased power from both General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (Oakway SD60s) and General Electric Leasing (LMX B39-8Es). When the BN merged with Santa Fe, LMX units ... (more)

Eastbound Santa Fe train departing Barstow, CA.

The Cadiz Local shows off its full spectrum of power on this lazy curve as it approaches Barstow Yard. Someone art the power desk must've been a buff!

Santa Fe, all the way!!! The holiday-outlawed Cadiz Local is finally making its way back home to Barstow with some nostalgia-inducing power! Just a quick grab off the road before chasing on!

An aerial view in 1981 of the Santa Fe diesel service shops on the eastern end of the massive Barstow yard.

A priority UPS-LTL intermodal train, heading from Los Angeles CA to New York NY, heads out of the Barstow, California, yard on January 4th, 2014. BNSF Railway ES44DC 7373 is on the point, followe... (more)

BNSF Dash 8 #905 at Barstow.