Barstow is an

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, United States. Barstow is east of East Moline and Silvis. Barstow is located on a wye that connects track owned by the

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, including the Barstow Subdivision. These tracks were previously owned by the

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(CB&Q), and a station once existed within the wye. Barstow was to be the site of a planned hog plant and a

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race track, but both plans were shelved after heavy opposition to them.

Demographics

Barstow first appeared as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census.

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A CB&Q freight train passes Barstow in 1966
Unincorporated communities in Rock Island County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations {{RockIslandCountyIL-geo-stub