Victor Valley Transportation Center - Town Clock - Victorville, California, USA
N 34° 32.244 W 117° 17.624
11S E 473046 N 3821783
Victorville Transportation Center - Features a four sided clock tower. A hub for Trains & Buses. Serving Amtrak & BNSF trains, also Greyhound Buses, & the Victor Valley Transit Authority Buses, Located in Victorville, California.
Waymark Code: WMPVNF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2015
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The clock face has no numbers, but is designed to look like a circular rail track. Great idea for a transportation center.
The Main Bus user of the Victor Valley Transportation Center is the Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), the second largest transit operator in San Bernardino County, carrying over a Million passengers per year.
Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an intercity bus common carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company's first route began in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914, and the company adopted the name The Greyhound Corporation in 1929. Since October 2007, Greyhound has been a subsidiary of British transportation company First Group.
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Victor Valley Transportation Center - A great location, for Railfanning or Trainspotting, free parking, with wheelchair access to the platforms. The Amtrak trains stop, to allow passengers to board.
BNSF own the platform & the track. The BNSF freight trains, can be up to a mile long, with up to six Locomotives, often 4 engines at the front & 2 engines pushing, the giant freight trains pass every 10 to 20 minutes.
"The Victor Valley Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in Victorville, California that is served by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation), Greyhound, the Victor Valley Transit Authority and military shuttles to Fort Irwin. The center also serves as a Park and Ride facility for car-pooling commuters. There is a station building that is open during service hours, with a waiting area and restrooms.
The station is served by the Amtrak Southwest Chief, once daily in each direction. As of 3 November 2013, the eastbound train still stops at 9:10 pm on its way to Chicago, Illinois, while the westbound train still stops at 4:18 am on its way to Los Angeles. Amtrak California also operates Thruway motorcoach service to the station, with twice daily service to Bakersfield for connections to the San Joaquins." Text source: (
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