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Santa Fe’s Barstow Yard

By Mitch Horner | February 2, 2026

A black and white photo of multiple trains in a train yard

An early-1904s view of the Santa Fe’s big freight yard at Barstow, Calif., shows, at the left side of the photo, war materiel on flatcars. Santa Fe photo

One thought on “Santa Fe’s Barstow Yard”

Güntürk Üstün says:

February 2, 2026 at 3:51 pm

Remember that this classification yard, operated by BNSF, is still active today.

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