Willits station

Willits
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
Connections	Amtrak Thruway: 7
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WTS
History
Opened	1915
Services
Former Services
	Willits Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	39°24′45″N 123°20′59″W / 39.4125°N 123.349722°W
Built	1915
Built by	Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Architect	D. J. Patterson
Architectural style	Bungalow / American Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	99001262
Added to NRHP	October 20, 1999

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.

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.^[3] Northwestern Pacific passenger service ended after April 30, 1971.^[4]

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

Connections

Amtrak Thruway Route 7 buses stop here on their way from Martinez station north to Arcata.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Route 7". Amtrak San Joaquins.
^ "National Register Information System – (#99001262)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "Remember Willits-Old Willits Depot". Willits News. April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
^ 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

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[Route7-1] "Route 7". Amtrak San Joaquins.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System – (#99001262)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[3] "Remember Willits-Old Willits Depot". Willits News. April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

[Edmonson-4] 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.

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