A westbound Santa Fe pig train passes the old yard. In the distance, the old shops appear to be still active judging from the diesel exhaust rising from that location.

A re-engined Alligator and a rebuilt GP35 sit outside the classic shop building.

BNSF 4979 west with the Wabash NS Heritage Unit #1070 in the concest passes East Barstow on a Fresno bound grain train.

If you have ever done any railfanning in Barstow, then you probably have stopped at "The Barstow Station", located on E. Main street near the 15 Freeway. Many old passenger cars are built into th... (more)

An aerial view in 1981 of the western end of the massive Santa Fe Barstow yard, with the balloon track in the middle and diesel service in the lower right corner.

The Santa Fe diesel service in Barstow yard is full with different EMD and GE models being serviced.

A Santa Fe westbound intermodal waits on part of the balloon track while a set of light power leaves the diesel service area and heads east to pick up its train.

The Santa Fe diesel service located towards the west end of the Barstow yard.

Switching F45 5930 at the old Barstow yard area

An aerial view of the Santa Fe diesel locomotive repair shops on the east end of Barstow yard.

On display at the Western American Railroad Museum in Barstow.

On display at the Western American Railroad Museum in Barstow.

A classic in not too bad of shape on display at the Western American Railroad Museum in Barstow.

The night sky and street lights help a little, but the paint has well faded on this museum piece. Time for a restoration touch-up to bring the colors back to life.

Another in the seemingly endless parade of double-stack trains on the BNSF "Transcon" exits Barstow Yard and enters the Needles Subdivision. The train blocks the view of the Barstow depot where t... (more)