Classic Trains Community Mileposts A brief encounter with Northwestern Pacific

A brief encounter with Northwestern Pacific

By | January 30, 2024

A stretch of the former NWP today is very much alive as the province of Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit

Two steam locomotives handle passenger train cross river bridge

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