The 1964 flood did major damage to Northwestern Pacific Railroad track and bridges along the river. A southbound train out of Eureka, Calif., crosses a newly rebuilt bridge over the Eel River in ...

The film **"Redwood Empire Special and Lumber Mills"** is a condensed version of the Golden Spike celebration held on October 23, 1914, commemorating the completion of the Northwestern Pacific ...

Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society member and author Angelo Figone will present “The Northwestern Pacific Railroad: Lifeline of the Redwood Empire, Boom and Bust 1951-2001” at ...

Bullish - Video. Early 1900s Railroad Tunnel Construction: Track Laying and Workers. Posted: March 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 **[Completion of Northwestern Pacific Rail Road] (Part I ...

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad stopped operating in 1998, after the railroad’s debt became too high to make infrastructure repairs. Decades later, in 2018, the California State Legislature ordered ...

An arborist's report in 2012 stated the tree is a chimera coast redwood that was planted in the right-of-way of the 1850's era Northwestern Pacific Railroad 45 years ago by a private individual as ...

The Northwestern Pacific traversed a wide variety of terrain, from rolling hills and plains to redwood forests to rocky northern coasts. However, the most difficult-to-build section of the railroad ...

A former records building for the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, now divided into a home and a condo, is listed for $2.477 million. Among the town's oldest structures, the "Tiburon Barn" at 1865 ...

The 316-mile Northwestern Pacific Railroad, among the nation’s most troubled train lines, recently reopened 27 miles of track after being closed in 1998 by federal regulators--the first railroad ...

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society (NWPRRHS) was founded thirty years ago. It is dedicated to preserving the rich and colorful heritage of Redwood Empire railroading.