Kelso Depot
Posted by: brwhiz
N 35° 00.723 W 115° 39.182
11S E 622899 N 3875208
The historic Kelso Depot in the middle of the Mohave National Preserve is a great place to watch trains and pick up on some local history.
Waymark Code: WMFJM0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2012
Views: 7
Kelso, once a major maintenance point for helper steam engines on the Cima Grade, is still a very busy place along the Union Pacific mainline between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Train traffic is almost constant plus there is a café, museum, and ranger station for the Mohave National Preserve inside the depot (open 9:00AM to 5:00PM every day except Christmas) plus historic displays outside the depot.
This depot is in the middle of nowhere and the nearest gas station is miles away so travel prepared.