The restored Kelso Depot in the Eastern Mojave National Preserve is resplendent in historic colors. The grande dame of the Mojave serves as the main visitor center for the National Park Service in the preserve.
The heyday of passenger trains is long gone. But the lovely lady of Kelso was meticulously restored as the National Park’s visitor center for the Mojave National Preserve. The former depot reopened in November 2005. James Woolsey, former chief of resource interpretation and outreach for NPS said the station is “a magical place – like an oasis in the desert.”
Kelso Depot stood crumbling deep in the Eastern Mojave Desert for years – a tattered, faded grande dame with hints of her original beauty still intact. On a hot day, with the heat rising around her, she appeared almost like a ghostly mirage in the stark and desolate landscape.
Read more – Lara Hartley on the Kelso Depot.
Next Stop – Kelso
History comes alive with the reopening of Kelso Depot
http://www.desertusa.com/mag09/feb09/kelso-depot.html
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