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July 30, 2022

CCRRF October 7-9, 2022

Schedule pages have been posted

SLO Railroad Museum (Festival Host).
Overall CCRRF Schedule (all venues, dates, times, etc.)

Thank You! 2022 CCRRF Sponsors

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Unitarian Universalists San Luis Obispo
We join with one another here, not around a single set of beliefs, but in shared promise and purpose. Supplying overflow parking for the SLO Railroad Museum on Saturday.
To Shiny Rails
Jamie Foster's blog of his railroading adventures; just for fun. Sponsor of the Coloring Contest Prize.
City of San Luis Obispo
Hosting the model layout at the Downtown SLO Library.
San Luis Obispo Library
Handing out Goodie Bags and Coloring Contest Pages across SLO County.
SLO New Times
Media sponsor.

New Times Joins as Media Sponsor

The SLO New Times has joined the Railroad Festival as a Media Sponsor! Thank you! New Times is San Luis Obispo County's news and entertainment weekly. Celebrating over 30 years of publishing the largest circulated paper in the region; covering local news, politics, opinion, food, wine, arts, and entertainment each week. New Times is locally owned and operated in San Luis Obispo and is home to 55 Fiction, Best Of San Luis Obispo County Readers Poll, Winning Images Photography Contest, The New Times Music Awards, and the Shredder.

SMV Railroad Hi-Rail at SLO Museum

The Santa Maria Valley Railroad will display a newly-acquired Hi-Rail truck at the SLO Railroad Museum on Saturday of the Festival. A "Hi-Rail" is a standard road-worthy vehicle that has been equipped with railroad wheels that allow it to also operate on railroad tracks. Stop by and learn how Hi-Rails operate and how they're used.

SLO Railroad Museum Photo Contest:
Deadline Approaches

It's just over a month to the submission deadline (9/15/22) with a $100 first place prize at stake. The winning photos will be displayed at the SLO Railroad Museum (SLORRM) for a year starting the weekend of the Central Coast Railroad Festival. Get all the contest details here.

"Avila" Model at SLO Railroad Museum

Noon presentation, October 8th, at the Museum: THE SAN LUIS OBISPO & SANTA MARIA VALLEY RAILROAD #1, THE "AVILA" - THE FIRST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TO ARRIVE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO (8-8-1876). A short historic presentation and the unveiling/donation of the 1/10th scale locomotive model built by Jack Erhart, Modeler and Donor, and Brad LaRose, SLORRM Curator. Immediately following will be a short second presentation and the unveiling of a major Pacific Coast Railway Locomotive #101 historic artifact. Brad LaRose, SLORRM Curator, and donor Robert Sponsel and Patricia Chidlaw. See all the day's schedule for the Museum here.

Railroading Merit Badge at SLORRM

This class gives local Boy Scouts of America an opportunity to earn their Railroading Merit Badge. Activities include an interactive Amtrak history tour (time permitting), learning basic railroad signals, model train displays, whistle/horn demonstrations, and learning from Operation Lifesaver presenters about rail safety. Sunday, October 23rd, 1pm-4:30pm. Details.

Wine Tasting on La Cuesta

Enfold Wines will be tasting their award-winning 2015 GSM (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre) at the SLO Railroad Museum starting at 12pm on Saturday of the Railroad Festival (October 8th), while supplies last. For more information about Enfold's history and philosophy, visit the Enfold Wines website. La Cuesta is the 1926 Pullman Observation car alongside the Museum's platform.

BBQ Dinners and Online Auction

Join in the fun this year at the SLO Railroad Museum to raise funds for getting their Southern Pacific Railroad box car #28148 across the finish line. Over the years, slowly but surely, the car has been entirely renovated except for the door - the one last piece of the renovation project. Once the finished door is in place, they need to move the completely renovated car to the Museum display track. And ultimately, create a new exhibit inside the car: "The People of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Central Coast." This is envisioned as a display to honor the men and women of the SPRR who worked here on the Central Coast, especially those who gave their lives working on the railroad. Details...

Friends-of-SMVRR Upcoming Activities

August 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Annual Friends BBQ and Open House at the SMVRR
Details here.
September 1, 2022
Deadline for the Friends Photo Contest 2022
Details here.

SLO Railroad Museum Open
All Festival Weekend

The SLO Railroad Museum will be open Friday through Sunday of the Festival, with varying hours: Friday 2-6pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, and Sunday 10am-4pm. PLEASE NOTE: Only Saturday will have all the special activities, displays on the platform, etc. Friday and Sunday will simply be open as usual. Detailed weekend schedule at the Museum.

2022 CCRRF Participants

If you'd like to be on this list, confirm your participation by contacting: Conductor@CCRRF.com.

• San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum (SLORRM)
• CCRRF Model Layout Tour (see last year's)
• Model Railroads of Southern California
• Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society
• SLO Model Railroad Association
• Oceano Depot
• Rock-n-Roll Diner NEW in 2022
• Orange County 'N' Gineers
• Grover Station Grill NEW in 2022
• Hands-On Model Railroad Layout (@SLORRM)
• Operation Lifesaver (@SLORRM)
• Norgrove Railway
• Railroad Modeling talk by Bob Chaparro (@SLORRM)
• Live Music by South Street Roundhouse (@SLORRM)
• Railroad BBQ Co. (@SLORRM)
• Railroad Vendors and Exhibitors on the Platform (@SLORRM)
• Central Coast Trains
• Southern Pacific / SLO talk by Marilyn Darnell (@SLORRM)
• Pacific Coast Railroad Company NEW in 2022
• Dana Adobe & Cultural Center
• San Luis Obispo County Library
• Santa Maria Valley Railroad (@SLORRM)
• PCRy "Avila" 2-4-2T model debuts (@SLORRM) NEW in 2022
• Enfold Wines (@SLORRM) NEW in 2022

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. Be sure to check with any of interest to you to verify their open status and schedules.

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