[4K] California Western - Days of Steam on the Skunk Train

The California Western operates its popular Skunk Train tourist operation out of Fort Bragg, CA. Having run for over 50 years, this railroad has managed to reach a wide scope of the general public, supported by running from the coast of the Pacific Ocean into the tall stands of redwoods, amongst some of the most beautiful scenery that California has to offer.

For this event, traveling tank engine Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company 0-4-0T 2 aka "The Chiggen", made a visit to the California Western to pull the Skunk Train for Days of Steam. The traveling Porter locomotive made three round trip excursions from Fort Bragg to Glen Blair Junction. The engine may be small, but the voice it carries is immense as you hear the Chiggen in full stride through the redwoods, and along Pudding Creek in and out of Fort Bragg.

While the California Western has had numerous hardships over the last several years, new management has greatly turned around the operation of this legendary preservation and tourist railroad, and if this video is anything to go by, it's worth a visit for yourself.

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