11-05-2011, 02:03 PM
I guess I wasn't being clear, Stein. I didn't mean that the Skunk was built to haul people. I knew it was originally built to haul logs, butr the area between Ft Bragg and Willets is so close to wilderness, that the train is the only really practical way to get to the farms and ranches. There may be dirt roads in to the ranches, but I didn't realize that. Even with dirt roads, it probably takes hours to get in or out If the dirt roads are passable. Since that area is one of the wettest parts of the state, I would expect some of those dirt roads are impassable much of the year.