- Route:
- Willits - Eureka, CA (145 miles)
- Eureka - Korblex, CA (11.1 miles)
- Arcata - Fairhaven, CA (10 miles)
- Alton - Carlotta, CA (5 miles)
- Arcata - Korbel, CA (9.3 miles)
- Headquarters:
- Eureka, CA
- Junctions with other railroads:
- CFNR & CWR: Willits, CA
- Radio frequencies:
- 160.755, 161.520
- History:
- Line north of Willits opened by Northwestern Pacific in 1907, owned jointly by SP and ATSF.
- Merged with Eureka & Klamath Railroad in 1914.
- SP bought out ATSF's half in 1929.
- SP sold portion of line north of Willits to EUKA in 1984.
- EUKA went bankrupt and assets sold to North Coast Rail Authority in April 1992.
- NCRR designated by North Coast Rail Authority to operate the line effective April 1, 1992.
- Operation of line transferred from NCRR to NWP in 1996.
- Ownership:
- line owned by North Coast Rail Authority
- Roster:
| Unit | Bldr. | Model | B/D | B/N | F/N | History | Acq. | Ret. | Notes |
| 70 | EMD | GP7 | 1953 | 18418 | 5250-xx | ex-EUKA 70; exx-CCT 70; nee RDG 618 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 70, 1996 |
| 2872 | EMD | GP9E | 1956 | 22897 | ? | ex-SP 2872 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 2872, 1996 |
| 3190 | EMD | GP9E | 1955 | 19980 | ? | ex-SP 3190 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 3190, 1996 |
| 3779 | EMD | GP9E | 1957 | 22922 | ? | ex-SP 3779 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 3779, 1996 |
| 3786 | EMD | GP9E | 1957 | 22945 | ? | ex-SP 3786 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 3786, 1996 |
| 3804 | EMD | GP9E | 1957 | 22943 | ? | ex-SP 3804 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 3804, 1996 |
| 3857 | EMD | GP9E | 1959 | 25139 | ? | ex-SP 3857 | 1992 | 1996 | to NWP 3857, 1996 |
| 4282 | EMD | SD9 | ? | ? | ? | ex-SP 4282 (may be wrong #) | ? | ? | disposition unknown |
| 4362 | EMD | SD9 | 1956 | 21317 | ? | ex-SP 4362; exx-SP 3965; nee SP 5492 | ? | ? | to IMRL 611, 1997 |
Explanations:
- B/D
- Builder's Date
- B/N
- Builder's Number
- F/N
- Frame Number
- Acq.
- Year unit acquired
- Ret.
- Year unit retired
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Last updated: February 5, 2001
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