ID this 1960's rail museum?

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

This slide is on Ebay. No identification except the year, 1966. What collection is this?

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dinwitty · **Joined:** Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:18 pm **Posts:** 2226

that symbol on the building on the left looks like a skunk, reminds me of the skunk lines

Thats the California and Western...thats just a guess right now.

Al Stangenberger · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:59 pm **Posts:** 650

Yes, that's the California Western in Fort Bragg, CA. Their Skunk logo is a dead giveaway, also the railbus just barely visible on the right edge of the photo confirms it.

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1270

California Western without question. You can see one of their fire engine red coaches between the water tank and the shed. Most of the buildings in the photo are still there but the loco crane is long gone.

JDLX · **Posted:** Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:03 am

I guess it should be pointed out that in 1966 the California Western was a fully functioning common carrier railroad surviving mostly on lumber traffic shipped from the Fort Bragg mill owned by its corporate parent and NOT a museum. In 1966, California Western's "Super Skunk" excursion service using the ex-Medford Corporation Baldwin Mikado would have been in its second year.

Interesting photo...

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV