Using slides of maps and historic photographs, Jim Garrison, who is also the historical society's president, walked the luncheon attendees through the history of the two towns, connected by the Eagle Prairie Bridge, across the Eel River.
Once fully restored, locomotive No. 9 will be displayed in Mill Valley, CA, very close to where it started its working life in 1921. “The site next to City Hall is about 200 feet from where No. 9 and all the other steam engines fueled up in the morning before a busy day working on Mount Tamalpais,” said Fred Runner, President of Friends of No. 9, the group coordinating the restoration efforts. “We’re lucky No. 9 will be so close to where it began each day and each adventure,” he added.