On a warm summer afternoon, the NWP Sprint Train is just a few miles away from tie-up as it crosses the Petaluma River.

Long before SMART came along, the NWP depot at Petaluma glows on a summer morning. In less than two months, the line would be leased to California Northern.

NWP 2009 shoves a cut of cars down the Water Street Spur while switching Hunt and Behrens Feed in Petaluma, as the sun sets.

After some switching in Petlaluma, NWP 1501 holds at the Haystack Bridge (behind me) waiting to proceed Southbound to the California Northern Interchange at Napa Junction.

SMART MoW crews look on as NWP 2009 makes a southbound trip across the relatively new Haystack bascule bridge. The old swing bridge has since been completely removed.

The passing of this train brought with it the end of an era for Sonoma County railroading, as this was the last train to cross the original Haystack swing bridge. Built by the San Francisco and No... (more)

After a morning run up from Schellville, NWP 2009 sits in Petaluma after switching duties in town.

NWP 2009 heads South at Petaluma with a train of hoppers after switching a customer north of town.

NWP 1922 moves a cut of grain hoppers to a local feed mill.

NWP #2009 and #1922 idles the rail train (continuous welded rail) while the next section of rail is prepared for off-loading on the other side of a grade crossing just ahead. Seen on the ground i... (more)

The young railfan seen here got his money's worth when this Northwestern Pacific train rolled into Petaluma. Behind the locomotives (genset #2009 and GP-9 #1922) were nine grain hoppers, six bulk... (more)

Yes she's dirty, but she's a Cadillac.

NWPY 171 sits behind the Petaluma depot durring the srping of 2001. For a few months in 2001, this locomotive would run to Schellville and back as needed, before the NWP was again shut down.