BNSF Railway’s Post

🌟 In with the new, but remembering the old: Barstow yard bridge 🚆 Our Barstow, California yard is a critical hub for us, but it was beginning to show its age, including the North First Avenue Bridge. The truss bridge from the 1930s spanned 11 tracks, including three on our busy Southern Transcon route. A plan to demolish and replace the bridge with a modern concrete bridge was approved, with construction starting in 2023. The new bridge was completed and opened in July 2024. The century-old bridge is gone, but the city kept half a truss span as a remembrance. It features a retaining wall with a depiction of the old bridge, and two BNSF predecessor locomotives. #freight #rail #infrastructure #BarstowCA