NWP rail cars put up for auction again

<p>Historic train cars on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad are up for auction again, and bidders have until Oct. 28 to make an offer.</p><p>The nine cars are stranded on the railroad between Healdsburg and Eureka. They include seven passenger coaches once used for North Coast rail excursions.</p><p>They're owned by the North Coast Railroad Authority, the public agency that recently restored cargo service in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties. The line remains closed north of Windsor.</p><p>An auction earlier this year drew only one bidder, who wanted the authority to pay him $7,500 to take the cars away.</p><p>The authority rejected that bid. In the current auction, bidders are not required to bid on all nine cars, although package bids get preference.</p><p>Cars located in Willits can be inspected Wednesday. Those in Healdsburg and Asti can be viewed Friday.</p><p>A bid package with more information is available at the authority's website, northcoastrailroad.org.</p>