SP 2472 is one of three surviving Southern Pacific 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives, the other two bring Nos. Summer tourists from San Francisco still visited Russian River vacation spots via joint narrow-gauge/standard-gauge NWP "triangle" excursions until 1927 when automobile travel became more popular. Thank you for visiting us! [24] California's 2018 Great Redwood Trail Act includes detailed plans for investigating and resolving the Authority's debts, dissolving the NCRA, and converting its rights-of-way to rail-trail. Northwestern Pacific MP15DC 1501 and genset 2009 have just crossed Route 12 in Schellville with two weeks’ worth of interchange for Lombard on October 2, 2016. The Schellville–Ignacio and Healdsburg–Eureka portions are owned by the North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA). The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) prohibited any train operation north of Willits in 1998. Painted in Santa Fe Yellowbonnet scheme. Built as UP B30-7A #238, née. [4] The initial equipment move took place in February 2006, although an extended lease on the shop building allowed work to continue on 2472 for ten more months. One of the most notable is in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, which was filmed in downtown Santa Rosa, California in the summer of 1942, using the stone depot and railroad yard as a background, as well as stock footage shot from an NWP passenger train. SP's Santa Rosa branch continued from Schellville through Sonoma to a separate terminal yard on North Street in Santa Rosa. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society (NWPRRHS) was founded over thirty years ago. When the CFNR lease was terminated, the NCRA took over operations using "Black Widow" EMD GP9 and SD9 locomotives running both freight service and occasional passenger excursion service from Santa Rosa and Healdsburg to Willits from 1996 to 1998. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad has been featured in several motion pictures and films, thanks to both the historical and natural backgrounds offered by the route. northwestern pacific railroad images of rail Oct 03, 2020 Posted By Ken Follett Media TEXT ID 744d56f7 Online PDF Ebook Epub Library followed by 156 people on pinterest see more ideas about northwestern railroad chicago read the new book northwestern pacific railroad eureka to willits images of rail SP 2472 has operated in Niles Canyon, usually on Memorial Day weekends and Labor Day weekends, and on other dates as announced. Ex NCRR 3779; ex SP 3779; ex SP 3581; née SP 5740. SP 2472 again underwent a rebuild at SP's Bayshore shops in Brisbane, California (San Mateo County), completed on November 26, 1940, which increased its boiler pressure to 210 psi (1,400 kPa) and its tractive effort to 45,850 pounds-force (204.0 kN). Its main line is 271 miles (436 km) long and runs between In Spring 2015, the Golden Gate Railroad Museum announced that they will be leaving Niles Canyon and SP 2472 would pull the last excursions in Niles Canyon on the 2015 Labor Day weekend. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad (reporting mark NWP) is a railroad covering the 62 mi (100 km) stretch between Schellville and Windsor with freight and Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter trains. Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the North Coast railroad network ranged from the Sonoma Prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broad-gauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. Author Joseph A. Strapac, soft cover 176 pages. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad was completed through the town in 1872, providing a faster and cheaper link to the Bay Area. California's 2018 Great Redwood Trail Act repurposes the abandoned railroad right-of-way from Eureka to the San Francisco Bay in Marin County for future use as the "Great Redwood Trail" rail-trail.[1][2]. In 1984, the SP sold the north end from Willits to Eureka to Bryan Whipple, who ran it as the Eureka Southern Railroad under the reporting marks EUKA. Wrecked in 1997. NCRA purchased the Eureka Southern in 1992 and leased the line to the newly formed North Coast Railroad[13] which operated until late 1996, when severe flooding of the Eel River led to widespread landslide damage and destruction of roadbed which remained unrepaired as of 2020. Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Stored out of service in Eureka, CA. De Northwestern Pacific Railroad (reporting mark: NWP) is een regionale spoorlijn langs de noordkust van de Amerikaanse staat Californië.De 436 kilometer lange lijn loopt van Schellville in Sonoma County naar Eureka in het uiterste noordwesten van de staat. Stock footage of a Eureka Southern "North Coast Daylight" train was used in an episode of ABC's TV show "Moonlighting," starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepard. Ex NCRR 2872; ex SP 2872; ex SP 3847; ex SP 3699; née SP 5836. ", "Marin Judge Orders the Remains of the North Coast Railroad Authority to Pay Humboldt Environmental Groups Nearly $2 Million", " Gov. [55], After the flooded Russian River destroyed the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge NWP Guerneville branch bridge at Bohemia on 19 March 1907, NWP rebuilt the bridge one-half mile downriver; and extended the Guerneville branch from Monte Rio to Duncans Mills as dual-gauge by 1909. The line was closed for 177 days while 850 men rebuilt the railroad through the Eel River canyon. Both agencies' plans are dependent on state and federal grants, and the success of the SMART train. Freight traffic was heavy as the lower Russian River valley was a major source of redwood lumber for rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. [5] NWP locomotives 112, 140, 141, 143, and 178 plus SP numbers 2345, 2356, 2564, 2582, and 2810 were stored at Tiburon for emergency use;[6] but steam power had disappeared by 1955. The remaining pieces of GGRM rolling stock will also be moved from Niles Canyon to Schellville at a date yet to be announced. Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company | 4 followers on LinkedIn | Freight rail for Marin, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties along the highway 101 corridor. Ex NCRR 3190; ex SP 3190; ex SP 3007; née SP 5625. The agency will take over operations if the purchase is approved by the Surface Transportation Board. The portion of the NWP main line between the Ignacio Wye in Marin County and the depot in Healdsburg is owned by SMART. Includes train schedule Eureka to Willits - Western Greyhound Lines Bus from Willits to San Francisco, Eureka to Portland - Motor Car Ft. Bragg to Willits. SP 2472 is one of three surviving Southern Pacific 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives. The railroad has hauled grain for dairy and poultry farms in Sonoma County, and lumber products out of Windsor and Schellville. In January 2001, the NWP resumed service between Schellville and Cotati using three leased locomotives with reporting mark "NWPY",[19] but service was discontinued in September 2001 because the operator lacked capital to continue operations. Size approximately 7/8" In the late 1800s both the Southern Pacific Railroad (“SP”) and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (“AT&SF”) had great interests in building lines north from San Francisco to Humboldt County to transport lumber south. A second crew took over at Willits, where more cars from the California Western typically swelled the train to approximately one hundred cars. Returned to BUGX summer 2016. Northwestern Pacific over the Petaluma River at dawn, Black Point, CA. The relocation move of SP 2472 to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad in Schellville, California started on March 1, 2020 when the P-8 Pacific-type steam locomotive, along with two former Southern Pacific Railroad diesel locomotives (both in operating condition) that belong to GGRM, were towed by two Union Pacific Railroad locomotives towards Schellville. Branch lines were dismantled during the 1930s. [15], While Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District began purchasing sections of the NWP's south end from the SP, and SP began to lease the line to the California Northern Railroad (CFNR). Unit bought 4/2016. Ex SP 3844; ex SP 3700; née SP 5837. The purpose of the map is to encourage settlement around the rail line. In Service out of Schellville. Ex GMTX 212; ex UPY 1293; née SP 2694. [2], The line was acquired by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit in September 2020. CFNR operated one train from Willits to Hopland, where freight cars were transferred to a second train from Hopland to Schellville. A fine quality premium railroad pin featuring the Southern Pacific 2472 Railroad. Southern Pacific classed the 2472 as a P-8, along with 14 sister locomotives built from the same Baldwin order. ex-NPC/NS/NWP #20; used in passenger service between Sausalito and Point Reyes; ex-NPC/NS/NWP #15 operated last narrow gauge NWP train in 1930 scrapped 1935. ex-NPC/NS/NWP #14; used in passenger service between Sausalito and Cazadero; 1924 rebuild of wrecked #85 scrapped 1935, ex-NPC/NS/NWP #18 then NWP #145>#95 retired 1929 scrapped 1935, Milepost 40.4 – Schellville (formerly junction with, Milepost 58.5 – Fulton (formerly junction with, Milepost 66.9 – Brown Creek trestle (this 142-foot (43 m) high trestle was reputedly the highest of its kind in the United States when built in 1876), Milepost 71.6 – bridge over Dutch Bill Creek, This page was last edited on 29 November 2020, at 18:12. Ex SP 4324; ex SP 3813; née SP 5352; to OMLX 4324 (1996? Stored out of service in Willits, CA. Passenger service boomed until the 1930s, when improved roads and highways made traveling and shipping by motor vehicle more accessible. Painted in SP Bloody Nose colors. Currently the SP2472, SP1487, and SP 3194 have been safely switched out to the Wye on the California Northern Railroad / Genesee & Wyoming Railroad , where they will be picked up by the Northwestern Pacific Rail ... road Company early this week. Five miles of 2.25 percent grade from Willits to Ridge originally required helpers, but six "Cadillacs" typically moved the train from Willits to Ridge in two sections during later years. 2467 and 2479. The NWP trestle at Greenbrae, Marin County, (MP 14.61) was featured in the 1971 film Dirty Harry. The Southern Pacific Railroad controlled the southern end of the line from Willits south to Marin and Schellville, while the AT&SF controlled line south from Eureka through Humboldt County. [16] The track from Lombard to Healdsburg is owned by SMART, and the CFNR had trackage rights granted from Schellville to Willits.[17]. Ex NCRR 3857; ex SP 3857; ex SP 3702; née SP 5839. Stored out of service in Willits, CA. Northwestern Pacific reopened the line and began operations in June 2011 over the section of track between Napa and Windsor, California. The new SMART began electrical work from Schellville to Windsor in 2009. The Sebastopol branch became redundant following purchase of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad in 1932, and California State Route 12 adopted the former alignment between Leddy and Sebastopol. [20] Although tourist companies have expressed interest in possibly opening an excursion and dinner train that would traverse Humboldt and Arcata bays, there are no plans to reopen the Eel River Canyon segment. Our 1,000+ members make this network one of the better places on the web to share photos, videos, discussion, and anything else about the NWP and related railroads. From the beginning of the Northwestern Pacific's Redwood Empire Route in 1907 through the end of the steam locomotive era in 1953, this book presents images of the varied locomotive power that hauled Humboldt, Mendocino and Sonoma counties forest and agricultural products to market. Southern Pacific 2472 is a 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) in 1921. ; 4448.000; Shows coastal California north of San Francisco, along the railroad line of the northwestern Pacific. SP 2472 Baldwin Pacific (4-6-2), SP Class P8 According to good sources , including Strapac's fantastic SP Compendium series, Southern Pacific 2472 is a 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive, SP Class P8, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, builders number 54477, for Southern Pacific Railroad … Sonoma County's River Road adopted the former alignment of the Guerneville branch from Fulton to Duncans Mills after rails were removed in 1935.[4]. ... the Golden Gate Railroad Museum equipment including No.2472 is moving to the Northwestern Pacific in Sonoma California. The Trinidad extension reverted to a logging line after NWP service ended in 1933. At Napa, the railroad exchanges freight carloads with the CFNR in American Canyon. Stored out of service in Willits, CA. Service consists[when?] This led to a contentious court battle since the SP did not properly notify the Interstate Commerce Commission of their intent to abandon the line. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad—the Redwood Empire Route—once stretched its shining track from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco Bay. The Eureka Southern operated freight trains and revamped tourist train service until bankrupted by storm damage in the Eel River Canyon. The line was reopened on 16 June 1965. The catastrophic Christmas flood of 1964 destroyed 100 miles (160 km) of the railroad in Northern California, including three bridges over the Eel River, and permanently changed the topography of the area. 2472 is a 4-6-2 'Pacific' type steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1921 for the Southern Pacific Railroad.. SP 2472 was designed to haul passenger trains on the SP, and worked on the Overland Route from Ogden, Utah, to Oakland, California until 1940 when the 4-8-2 "Mountain" type locomotives took over.