BLM Approves Land Sale for $1.5B Rail Project in Barstow, California

According to a report from the Victorville Daily Press, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the sale of nearly 30 acres of public land in San Bernardino County to Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway. The land will be used for the $1.5 billion Barstow International Gateway project, a massive rail facility designed to streamline logistics and create thousands of jobs.

Located on 4,500 acres just west of Barstow, the project will transfer goods from international to domestic containers and i…