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January 22, 2020

What a Great 10th Annual Festival!

Next Festival - Mark Your Calendars
October 2-4, 2020

If you'd like to participate in any way, please Contact us.

2019 Highlights

A record number of people enjoyed events, displays, presentations, layouts, etc. from northern Santa Barbara County to Paso Robles during the weekend of the Central Coast Railroad Festival.

And another superb job by Bob Chaparro of the Model Railroads of Southern California coordinating the fantastic model layout tour! Dozens of railroads at 20 locations from Paso Robles to Santa Ynez were on the tour, and hundreds of enthusiasts got to see some fabulous railroads. Photos of indoor layouts and outdoor layouts

Many thanks to the SLO County Library system that provided railroad storytime reading at all their locations leading up to the Festival. They also made available the community room at the downtown SLO branch for the Orange County 'N' Gineers layout display and display of all the children's artwork created during the Library Reading Times.

A wildly popular, new event for the Central Coast Railroad Festival was the 2019 SLO Train Fest at Bitter Creek Western Railroad. It was a sell-out at 200 tickets, and everyone enjoyed train rides, lunch, and SLO Railroad Museum gift shop throughout the day. See photos and story.

Hopefully you made it to the Oceano Depot to not only see that original Southern Pacific depot but also see the San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association's layouts set up inside.

Of course, there was a great deal of activity at the host location, the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Talks, exhibits, model trains, artists, photographers, Amtrak, Operation Lifesaver, play area, food, etc. For the details of the happenings and photos from the events, go here.

Festival Host

San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum

Many Thanks! to our
2019 Major Sponsors

Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
City of San Luis Obispo
KSBY-TV6

Festival Featured Hotel and Sponsor 2019

Oxford Suites Pismo Beach (returning for 2020!)
Oxford Suites Paso Robles (returning for 2020!)
Lamplighter Inn & Suites, SLO

Promotional Partners 2019

City of San Luis Obispo (TBID and PCC)
San Luis Obispo Library

Media Sponsors 2019

KSBY-TV6
SLO Tribune

Participants 2019

Amtrak
Bitter Creek Western Railroad
Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society
Central Coast Trains
Central Valley Model Works
Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream Lab
Fableist Winery
Friends of the SMVRR
History Center of SLO
Model Railroads of Southern California
Oceano Depot
Operation Lifesaver
Orange County 'N' Gineers

RailPAC
Railroad BBQ Co
Railroad Historic District
Paso Robles Pioneer Museum
San Luis Obispo County Library
San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
Santa Maria Valley Railroad
SLO Walkabout

Feedback/Ideas

If you have any feedback - good, bad, or indifferent - that you'd like to share with us, please email it to Feedback@CCRRF.com. Additionally, we welcome ideas for new activities, requests to participate, etc. Tell us anything you think will help make future Central Coast Railroad Festivals even better.

Thank YOU!

And finally, many thanks to you for your interest in the Central Coast Railroad Festival! Hope to see you again soon.

What's Up at the SLO Railroad Museum

The SLO Railroad Museum is open every Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Watch for special displays and events. Museum website. And here's their Schedule of Events.

Oceano Depot

The Oceano Depot is open every Sunday 1-3pm. This Southern Pacific Railroad Station was the center of most of the commercial and transportation activities in South San Luis Obispo country from 1904 until the 1950s and retired from service in 1973. It has been moved 400 yards north of the original site and is being restored by volunteer efforts for its new role as a community center. Here's their website.

2020 SLO Train Day set for May 2

Event activities at the SLO Railroad Museum include running model trains, kids' activities, all manner of railroad displays with interpretation, as well as various presentations and tours. See details.

Railroad BBQ Co
Returning for SLO Train Day

If you can't make it to SLO Train Day on May 2nd, you can catch Railroad BBQ Co every Thursday-Saturday, 11am-4pm, at 225 Main Street in Templeton. Also: Feb 17 Barrelhouse Brewing Co, Paso Robles; Feb 21 & 22, SLO Beer Fest; and Feb 22 & 23, Paso Expo Center. They'll be back for the Central Coast Railroad Festival in October, too! Full Service Mobile Kitchen Food Trailer for Public and Private Events. Catered Lunch Pick Up or Drop off Service.

CoastRail 2020

A new event at SLO Railroad Museum! CoastRail will be an opportunity for photographers and videographers to share their work related to railroading. This year's first effort will include four hours of presentations with a pizza party break in the middle. The 2020 theme is Vintage Trains. Friday, May 1, 2020, 4pm-9pm. Tickets are very limited. Details.

Model Railroad Days

The SLO Model Railroad Association will be displaying their modules in early April 2020 as part of the Oceano Depot Association's Model Railroad Days. Please watch the websites for exact dates and times.

Modeling Clinic

"Streets, Rural Roads, and Tractor Ruts," January 25, 2020, Noon. A how-to program for those modeling the landscape surrounding our railroads. It will be presented by Charles Crabb who is doing the Oceano scene at the Museum. Modeling Clinic schedule/details.

Area Railroading Opportunities

There's a plethora of railroading going on in our area (broadly speaking, in some cases). Check out this Index of Area Railroading.

Year-Round Calendar

A Central Coast Railroading Calendar offers up-to-date listings for all rail events in our area: CCRRF.com/calendar.html.

Do you have a Central Coast railroad event to add to our next broadcast email? Email it to: addevent@ccrrf.com.

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