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March 15, 2024

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• 2024 Festival Participants/Sponsors
• Vote SLO Railroad Museum "Best of SLO"
• St. Patrick's Day at Oceano Depot
• 3rd Danny the Diesel Locomotive Book
• SLO Railroad Museum's Spring Newsletter
• SLORRM Wine/Rail Excursions
• SMV Railroad Has a New Website
• Norgrove Railway Unveils O&K #8
• News from the Overfair Pacific Railroad
• Santa Maria: Japanese Community Stories
• Family Day at Dallidet Gardens
• Santa Susana Swap Meet & Open House March 23
• Bakersfield Layout: Bob Chaparro Photos
• Tehachapi Train Show March 23-24
• Upcoming NMRA Events
• 2024 UPHS Convention in Perris, CA
• Niles Canyon Railway
• Area Railroading Opportunities
• Want Your News/Event Promoted? (It's free)
• Want to Subscribe? (It's free)

2024 Festival Participants/Sponsors

Below is a list of confirmed Participants and Sponsors so far for the 2024 Central Coast Railroad Festival. If you or your organization is interested in participating, click here.

• San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum (Host)
• San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association (SLOMRA)
• Oceano Depot/Museum (at least for SLOMRA)
• California Operation Lifesaver
• To Shiny Rails (Sponsor)
• Pacific Coast Railroad Co.
• Rock and Roll Diner
• Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society
• Orange County 'N' Gineers
• Overfair Pacific Railroad Society (New in '24)
• Model Railroad Layout Tour (Bob Chaparro) (see last year's)

Vote SLO Railroad Museum "Best of SLO"

We'd love to have you vote for the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum as "Best Museum" in the 38th Annual Readers Poll by New Times. March 18th at 5pm is the deadline to vote. Start here.

St. Patrick's Day at Oceano Depot

How about a Pancake Breakfast at the Oceano Depot this Sunday, March 17th, 8-11am. Tickets are $8 and include pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. Mimosas and Mock-mosas are available. Prizes, too! This is a fundraiser for the Oceano Depot Restoration Project.

3rd Danny the Diesel Locomotive Book

The third book in the Danny the Diesel Locomotive series is now available on the SLO Railroad Museum's website. The book is titled Danny the Diesel Locomotive Comes Home. These books are by Glen Matteson and are intended for children about three to six years of age. The book is available as a PDF for free and includes both English and Spanish; donations are appreciated.

SLO Railroad Museum's Spring Newsletter

The Spring 2024 issue of Coast Mail (#87), the SLO Railroad Museum's quarterly newsletter, has been published. It's available on the Museum's Newsletter page.

SLORRM Wine/Rail Excursions

Don't forget about the SLO Railroad Museum's 2024 Wine/Rail Excursions! The first one is in May. Details...

SMV Railroad Has a New Website

Check it out! The Santa Maria Valley Railroad has a new website. Click here.

Norgrove Railway Unveils O&K #8

Norgrove Railway recently unveiled its latest restoration project: Orenstein & Koppel #8, a 1938 0-4-0T steam locomotive. They've been meticulously reassembling all the restored, rebuilt, and new components back onto the locomotive. With more new parts on their way, it will soon be ready to steam up. Read all about Orenstein & Koppel here (Wikipedia). The loco is pictured at left.

News from the Overfair Pacific Railroad

The Overfair Pacific Railroad (was the Swanton Pacific Railroad in Davenport, CA) has a new home at the Historic Santa Margarita Ranch. Though we have a long road ahead of us and intense restorations in our future, we look forward to seeing you all at Reedley Railfest (March 15-17), Best of the West (May 24-26), and at the Central Coast Railroad Festival in October. Please stop in at our display to learn more about the Overfair's unique history and how you can be part of its future. Website: OverfairPacific.com.

Santa Maria: Japanese Community Stories

The Santa Maria Valley Historical Society Museum presents "Japanese Community Stories Past and Present" at the Museum (616 S. Broadway) on March 23, 2024 at 11:30am. The Museum has been a Festival Participant for a number of years as they have a number of SMV Railroad and Captain Hancock historical displays - check those out while you're there.

Family Day at Dallidet Gardens

It's Family Day at Dallidet Gardens on Sunday, April 7th, 11am to 3pm. Adults $25, Kids $10. Come on down for a great day of fun, food (lunch is included!), music, and family-friendly activities including a garden scavenger hunt, garden art projects, face painting, vegetable mini-gardens to take home and grow, petting animals, and games galore. While you're there, don't miss the downtown SLO Street Railcar from the late 1800s.

Santa Susana Swap Meet and
Open House March 23

The Santa Susana Depot has a Swap Meet and Open House next week, March 23. Details here.

Bakersfield Layout: Bob Chaparro Photos

Bob Chaparro recently took a few photos of a model railroad layout by Al Sandrini in Bakersfield. Formerly known as the Dixie Creek Central (HOn30), it's now the Scotts Bay & Eastern (HO). See the photos here (on Facebook).

Tehachapi Train Show March 23-24

The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District will hold a Spring Train Show in the Aspen Builders Activity Center, 410 West "D" Street, Tehachapi, CA. Hours are 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday. Operating train layouts will include: O, Z, On30, and HO gauges with special guest clubs including ZoCal Z Scale Modules, Orange County "N" Gineers (a CCRRF favorite), Southern Nevada N-Trak, and Lancaster North Western Club. Bake sale and vendor tables, too. Admission is FREE. While you're in Tehachapi, don't miss the Tehachapi Railroad Depot Museum (some 2023 photos), Kohnen's Country Bakery next door, and, of course, the Tehachapi Loop (photos from a 2004 field trip to the Loop).

Upcoming NMRA Events

NMRA = National Model Railroad Association
1. Pacific Coast Region Convention, April 24-28, in Milpitas, website.
2. NMRA National Convention, August 4-11, Long Beach, website.

2024 UPHS Convention in Perris, CA

The Union Pacific Historical Society (UPHS) will hold its 2024 convention in Perris, CA, May 8-11, at the Southern California Railway Museum. Lodging will be at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in nearby Menifee, CA. The museum will operate historic equipment and stage photo opportunities day and night. Plans include field trips to the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona and the March Air Force Base in Riverside. Details are here.

Niles Canyon Railway

The Niles Canyon Railway is just a little over 3 hours drive north from SLO. They've got a museum to visit and trains and speeders to ride. One of their locomotives, Clover Valley Lumber Co. #4, just celebrated 100 years of operation! Here's their About page.

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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