Train tour through the Mojave

More than 250 passengers paid $115 to $415 apiece to take the train tour.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Janice Cortez, left, dared her husband Anthony to let barber Carl Hunt cut his hair while the train rolled along. “She thought I wouldn’t risk this on a moving train,” Anthony Cortez said.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

The single train tour took five years and $50,000 to get on track. “The biggest challenge was just doing this once,” said Mary Martin, former superintendent of the Mojave National Preserve. “Will it roll again? I hope so.”  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Doug Spinn, owner of the Pullman Pacific Sands car, enjoys a laugh with visitors at the Barstow Depot.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)