A news article was posted on July 31 regarding the status of Barstow if the DX was to move forward with negative effects on Barstow. This article was picked up and reprinted in a lot of San Bernardino community newspapers.
The following News sites that we can find have reprinted this article:
The Sun (San Bernardino)
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_18589596
Readlands Daily Facts
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_18591735
Inland Politics
http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2011/08/01/the-sun-xpress-could-spell-trouble/
Back in December 2010 there was report generated for the FRA to speak and to evaluate the finance and jobs that will be lost due to the ridership moving from I-15 to the DX line, not stopping in Barstow.
You can find the FRA requested report here:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/downloads/Appendix_F_E_Barstow_Econ_Study.pdf
Also check out the FRA Appendix B Husing Review (June 2, 2011) a response to the Barstow report by Ronald Barbieri (a real estate economist working for the City of Barstow) here:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/downloads/Appendix_B_Husing_Review.pdf
Here is the Ronald Barbieri report (October 2010) from the City of Barstow to FRA:
http://www.barstowca.org/site/images/pdf/Public_DesertXpressBarstow.pdf
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