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  1. Cracks

    Cracks

    It has been two generations since the last ATSF passenger train stopped at Barstow, California.
  2. CB&Q Opr Chris Burritt, Barstow, IL, Aug 28, 1966 photo by Chuck Zeiler

    CB&Q Opr Chris Burritt, Barstow, IL, Aug 28, 1966 photo by Chuck Zeiler

    Chicago Burlington and Quincy Relief Telegraph Operator Chris Burritt, inspecting Train 88 as it saws by another freight train at Barstow, Illinois on August 28, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This is a closeup shot of a photo I posted previously, and the link to another site failed, so I'm...
  3. Santa Fe SF30C at Barstow,CA.

    Santa Fe SF30C at Barstow,CA.

    Santa Fe SF30C at Barstow,CA.
  4. Manifest through a typical Saturday..

    Manifest through a typical Saturday..

    Here is the BNSF #5348 east leading the H-EVEBAR-9-01 traveling at track speed after going to through the east switch at North Dalles industrial spur..
  5. CB&Q depot at Barstow, IL, August 28, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler

    CB&Q depot at Barstow, IL, August 28, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler

    The Chicago Burlington & Quincy depot at Barstow, Illinois, was located in the middle of a wye, seen here on August 28, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Also pictured is CB&Q F-3 #160A on Train #88. My friend, Chris Burritt, passed away this week (January 7, 2008), and I started looking...
  6. ATSF Barstow

    ATSF Barstow

    Not sure if Barstow is still the most modern rail yard in the world, but it impressed me.
  7. Barstow From the Tower

    Barstow From the Tower

    This is BNSF's Barstow Classification Yard as seen from the main control tower. I toured the facility in Jan, 2004.
  8. Hot-N-Heavy

    Hot-N-Heavy

    Long intermodal leaving Barstow eastbound in Jan '03. The heat waves nearly obscure the Barstow station in the background.
  9. BNSF 7151 West - Barstow, CA

    BNSF 7151 West - Barstow, CA

    BN "Whiteface" SD 40-2 7151 leads a westbound stack train at Barstow, CA on 04/27/04
  10. Barstow

    Barstow

    A trio of Santa Fe GP 30's lead a manifest into Barstow's yard in October 2002.
  11. Auto-max at Barstow

    Auto-max at Barstow

    In November 2001 H-2 painted Dash 8 40BW 541 leads an EB auto-max train at Barstow, CA
  12. ATSF 889 west at E. Barstow

    ATSF 889 west at E. Barstow

    A few minutes before sunset in July 1997 ATSF Dash 8 40CW 889 is on the point of a very long wb stack train at Barstow, CA


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