California Western Railroad

a heritage railroad in Mendocino County, California (USA), running from Fort Bragg to Willits
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Summary

California Western Railroad is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • California Western Railroad is located in Mendocino County[3].
  • California Western Railroad is in the country of United States[4].
  • California Western Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • California Western Railroad is part of CWR[6].
  • California Western Railroad's Commons category is recorded as California Western Railroad[7].
  • California Western Railroad's terminus is recorded as Fort Bragg[8].
  • California Western Railroad's terminus is recorded as Willits[9].
  • 1885 marks the founding of California Western Railroad[10].
  • California Western Railroad's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.4455, 'longitude': -123.8068}[11].
  • California Western Railroad's train depot is recorded as Fort Bragg[12].
  • California Western Railroad's official website is recorded as https://www.skunktrain.com/[13].
  • California Western Railroad's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[14].
  • California Western Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1885[15].
  • California Western Railroad's length is recorded as {'amount': '+40'}[16].
  • California Western Railroad's maximum gradient is recorded as {'amount': '+3.5'}[17].
  • California Western Railroad's vehicle normally used is recorded as diesel-electric locomotive[18].
  • California Western Railroad's state of use is recorded as in use[19].

Body

Geography

California Western Railroad is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Mendocino County[3]. It is part of CWR[6].

Physical Characteristics

California Western Railroad's length is recorded as {'amount': '+40'}[16].

Designation and Status

California Western Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].

History and Context

1885 marks the founding of California Western Railroad[10].

Why It Matters

California Western Railroad ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    State of use → in use
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53597|batch #53597]]: probably due to their P402"
  2. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → California Western Railroad
    Wikidata description → a heritage railroad in Mendocino County, California (USA), running from Fort Bra
    Imported from → —
    Official website → https://www.skunktrain.com/
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap relation id: 4710759, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/4710759 in United States"
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