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Isolated Tracks - Willits, CA Roots of Motive Power Museum

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Posted by dknelson on Monday, August 13, 2007 7:52 AM

That's a place I would really like to get to.  In addition to rail and logging they also have such things as Bucyrus Erie shovels.

Here is their home page

http://www.rootsofmotivepower.com/default.html

And here is their roster of equipment.  This is a fine website.

http://www.rootsofmotivepower.com/html/Collection/CollectionEq.html

Dave Nelson

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Isolated Tracks - Willits, CA Roots of Motive Power Museum
Posted by MP57313 on Sunday, July 29, 2007 1:30 AM

Earlier this month we passed through Willits, CA.  Willits is in Northern California on US 101; it is the eastern terminus of the "Skunk Train" (which we did not ride) and junction with the out-of-service Northwestern Pacific.  There is a museum there called the "Roots of Motive Power" on Commercial St., a few blocks east of the NWP grade crossing.

In addition to sawmill/logging relics, there are several pieces of vintage rail equipment there; they also have a relatively new engine shed with a nicely restored NWP caboose inside, among other equipment.  There are some short running tracks in the area; I don't know if these tracks physically connect with the NWP.

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