Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company, Inc.

Thankfully, they chose a vehicle that was literally anything other than that.

But what makes this corridor unique is that it actually used to be a fully-fledged railroad, the Northwestern Pacific.

Jointly owned by the Southern Pacific and I believe maybe the Western Pacific, it was a fairly simple couple hundred mile long regional line going from a ferry slip at the North Bay area all the way through some of the most incredible and remote scenery in the entire state all the way up to Eureka and Arcata on the Humboldt Bay.

And it has a very special place in the hearts of many railfans, especially in the area.

But the town actually punches rather far above its weight, especially in terms of IP, as it's the home of Charles Schulz, of Peanuts comic strip fame, and also the Red River Brewing Company, which is a humongously famous microbrewery on the Pacific coast.

Dropping back down to single track again, the DMU passes another spur and a few non-rail served industries, and then serves Ronert Park with a gauntlet track going the other way this time, so the DMU is on the diverging track, although I think this is the slightly more uncommon variety on Smart.

And then a little while later at Cotati Station, the DMU platform is actually integrated with the original Northwestern Pacific train depot.

I think this is honestly just so fascinating and goes to show how tightly related DMU transit is with the passenger trains of the past.