Route
NWP mileposts conform to Southern Pacific Railroad convention of distance from San Francisco, California:
- Milepost 40.4 - Schellville (formerly junction with Sonoma Branch)
- Milepost 28.7 - Black Point bridge over Petaluma River
- Milepost 25.8 - Ignacio junction with San Rafael branch
- Milepost 27.8 - Novato
- Milepost 37.2 - bridge over Petaluma River
- Milepost 38.5 - Petaluma
- Milepost 46.1 - Cotati
- Milepost 53.8 - Santa Rosa
- Milepost 58.5 - Fulton (formerly junction with Guerneville branch)
- Milepost 62.9 - Windsor (Northern-most operationable and open point on NWP Today)
- Milepost 67.6 - bridge over Russian River
- Milepost 68 - Healdsburg
- Milepost 75.8 - Geyserville
- Milepost 85.2 - Cloverdale
- Milepost 100.1 - Hopland
- Milepost 114 - Ukiah
- Milepost 120 - Calpella
- Milepost 122.1 - Redwood Valley
- Milepost 131.4 - Ridge summit between Russian River and Eel River drainages is highest point on line
- Milepost 139.5 - Willits interchange with (formerly Union Lumber Company) California Western Railroad, which is still operational as a tourist line. Reconnection planned: 2014
- Milepost 166.5 - line enters Eel River Canyon at Dos Rios
- Milpost 194.8 - bridge over Eel River at south entrance of Island Mountain tunnel
- Milepost 206.5 - bridge over Eel River
- Milepost 209 - Alderpoint
- Milepost 237.7 - South Fork bridge over Eel River
- Milepost 255.6 - Scotia (formerly interchange with Pacific Lumber Company)
- Milepost 261.8 - bridge over Van Duzen River
- Milepost 262.7 - Alton junction with Carlotta Branch
- Milepost 266.1 - Fortuna
- Milepost 271 - Loleta
- Milepost 284.1 - Eureka
- Milepost 292.5 - Arcata
- Milepost 295.2 - Korblex (formerly interchange with Northern Redwood Company Arcata and Mad River Railroad)
- Milepost 300.5 - Samoa (formerly interchange with Hammond Lumber Company Humboldt Northern Railway)
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