Fortuna Depot - Fortuna, CA
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Volcanoguy
N 40° 35.969 W 124° 08.978
10T E 402730 N 4494932
The Fortuna Depot in Fortuna, CA.
Waymark Code: WMJX8J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2014
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The Eel River and Eureka Railroad company was organized in 1882 and constructed this depot in 1893. In 1903, the Eel River and Eureka Railroad became part of the San Francisco and Northwestern Railway which in 1907 became the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. With the end of passenger service the depot was abandoned by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad in 1965 and the City of Fortuna purchased the depot and moved it to Rohner Park as a Bicentennial project where it is now the Fortuna Depot Museum.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Museum
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Eel River and Eureka Railroad, San Francisco and Northwestern Railway, Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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