Willits station explained

Willits
Address:299 East Commercial Street
Borough:Willits, California
Line:Northwestern Pacific Railroad
California Western Railroad
Tracks:5
Opened:1915
Other Services Header:Former Services
Nrhp:
Willits Depot
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Embed:yes
Coordinates:39.4125°N -123.3497°W
Built:1915
Builder:Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Architect:D. J. Patterson
Architecture:Bungalow / American Craftsman
Added:October 20, 1999
Refnum:99001262

Willits station is a train station in Willits, California. It is the east end of California Western Railroad, which operates Skunk Train excursion service between Willits and Fort Bragg.

History

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad reached Willits by 1901, and passenger service to the original station began in 1902. That station was demolished in 1915 and rebuilt in its current location; a parking lot sits on the site of the original.[1] Northwestern Pacific passenger service ended after April 30, 1971.[2]

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1999, as Willits Depot.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remember Willits-Old Willits Depot. 6 April 2016 . Willits News. 17 February 2017.
  2. Book: Edmonson . Harold A. . Journey to Amtrak . 1972 . Kalmbach Publishing . 978-0890240236 . 102–104. as mentioned in Trains. Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak . https://web.archive.org/web/20210224220507/https://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf . 2021-02-24 .