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August 26, 2022

CCRRF October 7-9, 2022

Detailed Schedules are Posted

SLO Railroad Museum (Festival Host)
Overall CCRRF Schedule (all venues, dates, times, etc.)
These two schedule pages adjust as the Festival approaches. Please check back as the time draws near.

Thank You! 2022 CCRRF Sponsors

If you'd like to join this list, Contact Us.
KSBY-TV6
Major sponsor.
SLO New Times
Media sponsor.
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.

KSBY-TV6 Joins as Major Sponsor

We're delighted to have KSBY-TV6 return to the Central Coast Railroad Festival as a Major Sponsor. Keep your eye out for video promos of the Festival on Central Coast's KSBY-TV6!

Dunite Days at Oceano Depot

Dunite Days at the Oceano Depot are THIS WEEKEND, August 27-28, 11am-4pm, free admission. Learn all about the Dunites of the area and see an extensive collection of Dunite artifacts. Help support the Depot and their never-ending quest to restore, preserve, and maintain local history. Purchase a fundraiser meal of clam chowder and garlic bread Saturday only starting at 1pm, or buy an exclusive blend of coffee, "Moy Mell", by Deltina Coffee Roasters available only at the Depot. Don't miss the grand opening of Gavin's cabin at 12pm Saturday. Who/What are the Dunites - check out this article.

21 Days to Enter SLORRM Photo Contest

The deadline for submission is 9/15/22 at 5pm PDT! There's a $100 first place prize at stake, and more. The winning photos will be displayed at the SLO Railroad Museum (SLORRM) for a year starting the weekend of the Central Coast Railroad Festival. A brief presentation to winning photographers will be made at the Museum on Saturday (Oct. 8th) at 10:30am. Photo Contest Details...

BBQ Dinners and Online Auction

Pre-ordering for BBQ dinners (by Railroad BBQ Co) and Online Auction bidding start September 1st! This is a fundraiser for the SLO Railroad Museum that culminates at the Festival. Details...

Friends Photo Contest Closes October 1st

The Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad is having a photo contest with a submission deadline of October 1, 2022. The contest includes cash prizes up to $100 in two categories: Santa Maria Valley Railroad Present, and Manifest Freight Trains Serving the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. Details are here.

Model Railroad Tour Taking Shape

There are already 21 layouts at 18 locations on this year's CCRRF Model Railroad Layout Tour. It's not too late to have your railroad on the tour, contact ModelTours@CCRRF.com (Bob Chaparro, Organizer).

CCRRF Coloring Contest and Goodie Bags
During September at SLO Library Branches

Festival Coloring Contest Sheets and Festival Grab-n-Go Goodie Bags will be available at all SLO Library locations starting September 1st. The prize in the Coloring Contest is round-trip Amtrak tickets for five people from SLO to Santa Barbara and back on Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner. The deadline to submit a Coloring Sheet (at the Library locations) is September 30th. Ages 0-12. The winner will be drawn from all entries on October 8th at the SLO Railroad Museum at 2:15pm. A rail-guide for the SLO-SB trip is here. The full SLO Railroad Museum schedule for the Festival weekend is here.

Pacific Coast Railroad YouTube Video

Check out this 12-minute video about the Pacific Coast Railroad Company (PCRR) narrated by Jeff Badger, "Chief Everything Officer" at the railroad. This video is brand new having just been posted on August 20th. It contains info about the history of the Santa Margarita Ranch, all the various equipment on the railroad, plus a bit about the recent Best of the West Antique Show held at the Ranch. The Pacific Coast Railroad will be open to the public as part of the Railroad Festival on Saturday, October 8, 2022; details here. The video is here.

EPIC Displays at SLO Railroad Museum

One of the special displays at the Museum on the Saturday of the Festival will be from Glen Matteson's summer program at Cal Poly entitled "Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC)". This display will highlight the Museum's connection with Cal Poly as well as let you see student output from Glenn's class topic this year: Light Rail Transit Route Design Lab.

SLO RR Museum Adds Collection Info

The SLO Railroad Museum recently posted four new information webpages about items in their collection: PCRy #706 Boxcar, an SP Velocipede, an SP Hand Car, and their Wig Wag Crossing Signal.

Bullet Train, the Movie

SLO New Times recently ran a report on a 2022, comedy/action, Brad Pitt movie called Bullet Train about a group of assassins aboard a speeding train whose various missions are interconnected. Most of the movie takes place inside the train with occasional exterior shots at speed and at stations. Rated R (language and violence). Rotten Tomatoes says 54% critics and 76% audience. The train is the well-known Bullet Train of Japan but much of the movie was shot on green-screen with miniatures and CGI backgrounds. The full report is here

Amazing Tech in Railroading

Union Pacific Railroad recently posted an article on their website entitled, "Railroad Tech: Rail Safety, Security and Visibility Innovations." It talks about some rather fascinating technologies employed on railroads to enhance safety and efficiency. For example, there are track-side sensors that can detect wheel defects like flat spots and worn bearings as the train zooms by. The ultrasonic wheel sensors can detect internal defects, too! See the entire article here

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
• EPIC (Engineering Possibilities in College) display of output from Glen Matteson's summer program at Cal Poly, Light Rail Transit Route Design Lab (@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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