Passengers board the Skunk Train on an excursion from Willits to a forest clearing (once a lumber camp) called Crowley. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS
A passenger soaks up atmosphere on the two-hour, round-trip Skunk Train journey from Willits in Mendocino County. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Known as the Noyo, this car is a new cocktail car that’s part of the Skunk Train, rolling from Willits, Calif. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS
A white-coated server delivers cocktails and snacks to passengers in one of the new cocktail cars offered by Northern California's Skunk Train for short trips from Willits and Fort Bragg on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Willits, California. The car is designed to feature '50s atmosphere and cocktail car passengers can roam to the popular open-air car as it rolls through redwood forest. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Passengers board the Skunk Train on an excursion from Willits to a forest clearing (once a lumber camp) called Crowley. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
A passenger soaks up atmosphere on the two-hour, round-trip Skunk Train journey from Willits in Mendocino County. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Known as the Noyo, this car is a new cocktail car that’s part of the Skunk Train, rolling from Willits, Calif. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
A white-coated server delivers cocktails and snacks to passengers in one of the new cocktail cars offered by Northern California's Skunk Train for short trips from Willits and Fort Bragg on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Willits, California. The car is designed to feature '50s atmosphere and cocktail car passengers can roam to the popular open-air car as it rolls through redwood forest. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS)