Newspaper articles and related media:
- KSQD interview with Derek Whaley, 11/20/2023, hosted by Len Beyea
- San Lorenzo Valley Post, All About the Laurel and Glenwood Line, 03/10/2023, by Julie Horner
- Trains, All aboard the Sun Tan Special, 12/18/2022, by Bill Buchanan
- California State Railroad Museum Roundhouse Crosstalk, Santa Cruz Railroading: How the Railroads Shaped Santa Cruz, 11/28/2022 (podcast)
- SFGate, The Sun Tan Special was the Bay Area's 'happy train' to Santa Cruz. Could it return?, 02/21/2022, by Bill Buchanan
- Santa Cruz Good Times, New Book Chronicles History of Local Lumber Industry, 11/11/2021, by Johanna Miller
- KQED, Bay Curious: The Story Behind Those Old Train Tunnels in the Santa Cruz Mountains, 04/15/2021, by Peter Arcuni
- TSG Podcast Interview, 01/09/2020, with John Abatecola (YouTube)
- Santa Cruz Good Times-Weekly, Why isn't there a train to San Jose?, 04/18/2018, by Hugh McCormick
- Los Gatos Weekly-Times, Abandoned Railroad Tunnels Tell Tale of Town Shift: Author Talk Next Week, 01/05/2018, by Judy Peterson
- Santa Cruz Sentinel, Coast Line: Rail Historian Derek Whaley to Speak Nov. 19 in Felton, 11/18/2017
- Mobile Ranger, The Railroads of Santa Cruz County: From Blog to Book (10/29/2013, by Derek R. Whaley)
Press-Banner:
- Meehan Siding, a Forgotten Piece of Zayante's History (07/10/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Gibbs Ranch Resort and Zayante's Lost Post Office (07/31/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Breeding Trout in the Middle of the Redwoods (08/28/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Big Trees Station: Two Resorts for the Price of One Stop (09/04/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Inspiration Point, or the Legend of Coon Gulch (09/25/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Laurel: Frederick Hihn's Little Mountain Town (10/30/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Bonny Brae: One Hundred Years of Adventure (11/20/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Tales of Gold Gulch and Forest Lakes (12/18/2014, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Filbert and the Ghost of Joseph Peery (01/29/2015, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Local Historian Explores the Railroading Past of Santa Cruz County (04/02/2015, by Joe Shreve)
- Glen Arbor: A Retreat for the Bay Area Elite (04/09/2015, by Derek R. Whaley)
Patch
- Rubottom's Spur (07/10/2013, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Glen Arbor Station & Spur (07/05/2013, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Newell Junction Spur & Flag-Stop (07/13/2013, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Ben Lomond Station (07/20/2013, by Derek R. Whaley)
- Steen's Spur (07/26/2013, by Derek R. Whaley)
The Quail's Quill Newsletters:
- Issue No. 1 (September 2021)
- Issue No. 2 (October 2021)
- Issue No. 3 (December 2021)
- Issue No. 4 (March 2022)
- Issue No. 5 (Summer 2022)
- Issue No. 6 (Autumn 2022)
- Issue No. 7 (Winter 2023)
- Special Announcement (March 2023)
- Issue No. 8 (Spring 2023)
- Issue No. 9 (Summer 2023)
- Issue No. 10 (Autumn 2023)
- Issue No. 11 (Winter 2024)
- Issue No. 12 (Spring 2024)
- Issue No. 13 (Summer 2024)
- Issue No. 14 (Fall 2024)
Santa Cruz Trains Quarterly Bulletin:
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