Willits station

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.

Willits
A California Western Railroad train at Willits station in 2023
General information
Location	299 East Commercial Street Willits, California
Line(s)	Northwestern Pacific Railroad California Western Railroad
Tracks	5
History
Opened	1915
Services
Preceding station California Western Railroad Following station Northspur toward Fort Bragg Skunk Train Terminus
Former Services
Preceding station Northwestern Pacific Railroad Following station Longdale toward Eureka Main Line Ridge toward Sausalito
Willits Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	39.4125°N 123.349722°W / 39.4125; -123.349722
Built	1915
Built by	Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Architect	D. J. Patterson
Architectural style	Bungalow / American Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	99001262[1]
Added to NRHP	October 20, 1999

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.^[2] Northwestern Pacific passenger service ended after April 30, 1971.^[3]

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

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#99001262)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Remember Willits-Old Willits Depot". Willits News. April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
3. Edmonson, Harold A. (1972). Journey to Amtrak. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 102–104. ISBN 978-0890240236. as mentioned in "Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak" (PDF). Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2021.

External links

Media related to Willits station at Wikimedia Commons

• Skunk Train