Route 66 sign at Barstow Station California. Barstow is a major transportation center for the Inland Empire. Several major highways including Interstate 15, Interstate 40, California State Route 58, and U.S. Route 66 converge in the city. It is the site of a large rail classification yard, belonging to the BNSF Railway. The Union Pacific Railroad also runs through town using trackage rights on BNSF`s main line to Daggett 10 miles 16 km east, from where it heads to Salt Lake City and the BNSF heads to Chicago. Barstow is about 15 miles 24 km from Yermo, 30 miles 48 km from Victorville, 62 miles 100 km from Baker, California and 114 miles 183 km from Primm, Nevada. Barstow serves as a midway point for drivers traveling between Los Angeles, California 120 miles 190 km southwest and Las Vegas, Nevada 150 miles 240 km northeast
|
