The evidence tends to suggest the Skookum will go to the Roots of Motive Power museum in Willits, Ca. However so far as I know there has been no official announcement and it is all a really big secret, which seems a bit strange. So perhaps there is still some uncertainty as to the final destination, or some other contingency. If it does go to the RMP museum, it is not clear to me if it will get much chance to stretch its legs since so far as I know the museum as a very limited amount of track, but Willits is one end of the California Western shortline over the mountain to Fort Bragg so that might be in the plan. There is also the dormant NWP yard and mainline line. Will be interesting what the game is. Certainly an interesting engine.

JBWX



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/2018 06:54PM by John West.