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Destination Kelso

  • A passenger walks past the Silver Splendor car with a dome dining lounge while waiting to board the KelsoFlyer at the Barstow Depot in Calif. The Kelso Flyer is a passenger train with six vintage cars pulled by an Amtrack engine. The day excursion started at theBarstow Depot, crossed the scenic Mojave National Preserve and ended at the mission-style Kelso Depot. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A passenger waits to board the Kelso Flyer at the Barstow Depot in Calif. More than 250 passengers paid $115 to $415 each to take the train ride. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Mojave Preserve Park Ranger Dora McKeever assists passengers boarding the Kelso Flyer, even holding a coffee cup for one passenger. McKeever also was among several park rangers who gave a guided tour of the Mojave Desert. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • The Kelso Flyer passenger train runs between Barstow and Kelso, Calif., traveling through the scenic Mojave Desert. Officials hope to make it a regular rail service. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • The 1956 Silver Splendor dome dining rail car is owned by John Caestecker, center. He and Mojave Preserve Park Ranger Dora McKeever, left, talk about the history of the rail car and the Mojave Desert with passengersduring the Kelso Flyer train ride. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Carol Randall, a co-coordinator of the Kelso Flyer, is overwhelmed with emotion, turning to Marcia Bond and belting out, {quote}We did it{quote}, as they view the Mojave National Preserve from the rear plantform of the Tioga Pass rail car during the Kelso Flyer train ride. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Miranda Wessel-Allmon, 13, left, and Steve Smith enjoy the view, wind and bumpy ride during the Kelso Flyer train excursion. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Carl Hunt, a Barstow barber for 47 years, hopes he doesn't cut anything but hair from Wayne Soppelandas the train rocks back and forth on the tracks. Hunt offered to cut hair on the 1949 Overland Trail rail car barber shop during the Kelso Flyer train ride.(The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A passenger checks out the view from the 1956 Silver Splendor dome dining rail car during the Kelso Flyertrain ride. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • The Kelso Flyer pulls into the Kelso Depot visitors center in Calif. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Gloria Webster, left, and Bette Mores Seabo get ready to debark from the Kelso Flyer as it arrives at the Kelso Depot Visitors Center. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Passengers traveling on The Kelso Flyer are greetedby a group of people after pulling into the Kelso Depot Visitors Center. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Passengers spend time admiring the sceenery during the Kelso Flyer train ride. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A passenger riding on the rear plantform of the Tioga Pass rail car waves goodbye to spectatorsstanding near the Kelso Depot Visitors Center. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Frank Drake of Glendale falls asleep in the Tioga Pass rail car as the Kelso Flyer travels to the BarstowDepot. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • The Kelso Flyer travels through the Mojave National Preserve heading back to the BarstowDepot. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
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