Hobo Laments

: ... 1968. Wife Sarah and I moved to a rural part of Fort Bragg, California in 2000 to enjoy our retirement. I am an avid reader of arcane books, have an eclectic collection of nearly 10,000 pieces of music and am a train nut - I love real ones and all types of model ones. I am the Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society's historian and with enormous help from my friend Roger Thornburn (the blog's webmaster) have compiled a history of the railroads that operated along the Mendocino Coast - you can find it at Mendorailhistory.com. My torso reveals my other love - food and chocolate. I am blessed with four great kids with whom I have had great adventures. I have, alas, grown old but definitely have not grown up.

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Fort Bragg’s Union Lumber Company’s (ULC) Lunkenheimer Whistle – Fort Bragg, California that is

January 18, 2017 by Tony Phillips

Wife Sarah and I moved five miles to the north of Fort Bragg in 2000. When the conditions were right we could hear the ULC whistle clearly. When I heard that the whistle was to blow no more I went in to Fort Bragg to hear its sad farewell.

The ULC Whistle

I have been unable to find a recording of the ULC whistle. However, these two vids sorta give you and idea.