Red-and-yellow locomotive numbered 65 sits on railroad tracks near a rural station, with dry grass, utility poles, and small buildings visible under an overcast sky.
FILE – Engine 65 at the Skunk Train depot in Fort Bragg, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Owned by Mendocino Railway, the Skunk Train offers scenic train rides through redwood forests in Fort Bragg and Willits, Calif. (Sarah Stierch via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 3/13/25 – The New York Times named the Skunk Train one of the most “spectacular North American train trips” on Thursday.  

Journalist Michael Harmon describes the Skunk Train’s scenery as “Redwood Country” — a gentler shift from the more industrialist “Redwood Empire” locals lean towards.  

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Sarah Stierch covers breaking news and more for The Mendocino Voice. Reach her at sarah@mendovoice.com.