Engine No. 45 used to lie in parts scattered around the California Western Railroad yards in Fort Bragg. The engineer's cab sat forlornly in the switching yard, the smoke box door leaned against a ...

A long, mournful whistle echoed over the marsh along Pudding Creek as the celebrated Skunk Train entered the first tunnel on its long, winding route out of Fort Bragg and through the redwoods. "I've ...

Prices for Skunk Train trips from Fort Bragg to Northspur and back are $35 for adults and $20 for children ages 3 to 11. However, when the steam engine is used, the adult price rises to $45. The price ...

Rail buffs are expected to descend upon the Northern California community of Willits for the Skunk Train’s special six-day steam engine celebration, Sept. 22-27. Highlights of the Skunk Train’s Steam ...

Fans of Mendocino County's beloved Skunk Train have kicked in about $20,000 so far to help clear a tunnel collapse that threatens the future of the tourist attraction. The company, Mendocino Railway, ...

Mendocino County’s endangered Skunk Train will return to full operation by mid-July after a conservation group stepped forward to fund the repair of a collapsed tunnel that had threatened to ...

FORT BRAGG & WILLITS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This summer, California’s most iconic railroad turned up the heat and adventure with two unforgettable new offerings on the Skunk Train: the Presidential ...

Shut down and mired in bankruptcy, the 118-year-old Skunk Train in Mendocino County is in need of a savior. Might it be Napa Valley Wine Train? Wine Train has been solicited by the U.S. Bankruptcy ...

Mendocino Railway, owner of Fort Bragg’s popular Skunk Train, has acquired part of a vacant mill site from Georgia-Pacific, giving the company room to expand rail operations and providing it with ...

This weekend, Mendocino County’s famed Skunk Train is expected to resume full service through 40 miles of forest — four months after a tunnel collapse forced the railroad to offer only short ...