eelgrass
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This is the railroad my father worked on from 1950 to 1983. He retired when the Southern Pacific abandoned this 150 mile line. It ran from Eureka, CA to the Bay area. It was called the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. It ran along the Eel River entirely through private property. Dad would sneak me and a friend on the train and stop and drop us off to steelhead fish in the winter. They would stop and pick us up the next day on the way north. As long as we stayed between the tracks and the river we didn't have any trouble with the ranch owners. Dad knew a lot of them. This video was taken in 2009. It brings back a lot of memories. About a 6 minute video. Turn off the sound, the music is too much.