Regular passenger trains began in late Spring 2017 between Sonoma County Airport and San Rafael, with bus connections to the Larkspur ferry landing and city of Cloverdale. While SMART will eventually extend commuter service to Cloverdale, NCRA and NWPco have plans to open the line to the Skunk Train connection and major yard facility in Willits, but no timeline has been established. Both agencies' plans are dependent on state and federal grants, and the success of the SMART train. Although tourist companies have expressed interest in possibly opening an excursion and dinner train that would traverse Humboldt and Arcata bays, there are no plans to reopen the Eel River Canyon segment.