NCRA Director Gives Agency a Withering Indictment on his Way Out the Door

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ex-NWP yard in July 2007 - a depressing sight. The NCRA (North Coast Railroad Authority)

Ex-NWP Rail Yard in Willits, CA

Posted by MP57313 on Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:36 PM

I visited this yard in July 2007 - a depressing sight.  The NCRA (North Coast Railroad Authority) now owns these tracks, which are the former Northwestern Pacific.  This area is just north of the eastern terminus for the Skunk Train.
The City of Willits has deemed the site a 'visual blight' and has sent notice to the NCRA requiring them to remove the rail cars, according to the NWP RR Historical Society's "Headlight" newsletter.

http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/124269.aspx

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