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Barstow

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Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census. Barstow is located 55mi north of San Bernardino.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 10mi east, from where it heads to Salt Lake City and the BNSF heads to Chicago. Barstow is about 62mi from Baker, California and 111mi from Primm, Nevada. Barstow is almost exactly midway between Los Angeles, California (130mi southwest) and Las Vegas, Nevada (125mi northeast).Barstow is home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and is the closest city to the Fort Irwin National Training Center.
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