Eel River rail line tough to build, and tough to kill

    By GAYE LeBARON FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 3:00 a.m. The rail line through the Eel River Canyon hasn’t carried a train for 13 years. “Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes…We’ll be...

Marin Voice: Lopsided freight train lease

By Bernard Meyers Guest op-ed column Posted: 03/24/2011 02:00:00 AM PDT TWO TRAINS share the tracks running through Marin to Humboldt Bay — one for commuter service (SMART) and one for freight (North Coast Railroad Authority). No trains have run for a decade, but...

The Beginning of a Solution

  Humboldt County group pushes rail-to-trail conversion KENT PORTER / THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Chris Weston, founder of the Eel River Trails Association, wants to turn an unused rail line between Willits and Humboldt Bay into a trail system for hikers, cyclists and...