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Re: Northwestern Pacific
Author: Red Woods
Date: 08-07-2013 - 11:41

Graham Buxton Wrote:
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> Dan Wickley Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Need some help...A few years ago, the railroad
> > that when from Willits to Eureka had a runaway
> > with a new pair of locomotives. After that
> wreck,
> > I think the locomotives were stored in Willits
> for
> > a while....Does anyone have any photos of the
> > wreck or photos of the damaged locomotives?
> Thanks
>
>
> Hmmm, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad was shut
> down in 1998 by the FRA. There has been no
> railroad locomotive activity on the line between
> Willits and Eureka since 1998.
>
> Perhaps you can be more specific about the
> timeframe you are seeking information on.

Possibly it was the July 1977 runaway mentioned in this Chron/SFGate piece, at the bottom of the third page.

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  Northwestern Pacific (?) Dan Wickley 08-07-2013 - 09:24
  Re: Northwestern Pacific (?) Don'tThinkSo 08-07-2013 - 09:32
  Re: Northwestern Pacific (?) KI6WDX 08-07-2013 - 09:59
  Re: Northwestern Pacific (?) jeffcon1 08-07-2013 - 09:59
  Re: Northwestern Pacific Graham Buxton 08-07-2013 - 10:04
  Re: Northwestern Pacific OPRRMS 08-07-2013 - 11:30
  Re: Northwestern Pacific Red Woods 08-07-2013 - 11:41
  Re: Northwestern Pacific trainjunkie 08-07-2013 - 11:50
  Re: Northwestern Pacific Jeff Moore 08-07-2013 - 19:05
  Re: Northwestern Pacific Brian 08-08-2013 - 11:57


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