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The Barstow City Council has approved a 4,500-acre integrated rail facility that BNSF plans to develop on the west side of the High Desert city.
Barstow International Gateway (BIG) will include a rail yard, intermodal facility, and warehouses that will move freight from international containers to domestic containers more efficiently, according to a BNSF statement.
Containers that arrive in Los Angeles and Long Beach will move directly from ships to trains via the Alameda Corridor and onto the BNSF line to Barstow, where they will be processed.
“BIG is a transformative, next generation rail facility that will deliver meaningful benefits for our customers,” said Katie Farmer, BNSF’s president and chief executive officer, in the statement. “This $4 billion private investment strengthens the entire supply chain, reduces congestion at the ports, and gives our customers a seamless product that offers them more options and greater flexibility.”
