Welcome to the new home of the

Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Historical Society
Preserving the heritage of Redwood Empire Railroading

A not for profit California Corporation

Harold S. Mentzer
1936-2009

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society (NWPRRHS) was founded over twenty years ago. It is dedicated to preserving the rich and colorful heritage of Redwood Empire railroading. We accomplish this through acquisition, preservation and display efforts as well as through gathering oral histories of people who have contributed to our regional history.

For detailed information about the Society, please click on Society.

For a brief history of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, and a System Map, please click on NWP History.


The NWPRRHS acquired the last remaining Petaluma & Santa Rosa caboose, (P&SR) #1. A plan for exterior restoration is being implemented at this time. It is hoped that the restored caboose will find a permanent home in Petaluma.

For information about Caboose #13 - its acquisition, move and making a contribution to the final restoration and ongoing maintenance, please click on Caboose #13.

Our long-established William R. Hogarty Memorial Library has a priceless collection of photos, maps, drawings and other related memorabilia, associated with the NWP RR. The archived materials are being kept in a climate controlled storage facility, while our work space is in a joint facility with the Rohnert Park Historical Society.

For more information about the collections in our archival library and how to get there, please click on Library.

About the logo above:

The NWP RR logo shown above appeared on the sides of the NWP ferry boat S.S. Cazadero. Its dark background and gold lettering contrasts strikingly with the yellow lettering on blue ring logo, usually associated with the railroad. The latter logo is shown above the Navigation Buttons on the left side of your screen. The phrase 'Redwood Empire Route' was not always displayed on the logos.

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This page was created on August 29, 2000
and last updated on September 21, 2009


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