10:00 AM
1. Museum Opens, and Model Railroad Opens. $3 admission to inside displays, exterior areas and activities are free.
2. Swap Meet Starts on Museum Platform
3. Music by the South Street Roundhouse Band
4. Railroad art and photography for sale
5. Displays and information by:
-Swanton Pacific
-Operation Lifesaver
-Amtrak
-Boy Scouts
-Others pending
6. Food by Tia Juanita’s
7. Coffee and treats by Lighthouse Coffee
11:15 AM
Santa Maria Valley Railroad, the local short line – talk by Rob Himoto, President
1:00 PM
1. Author Curtiss Johnson – “The Pacific Coast Railway”. Signed copies of his PCRy book are available for purchase at the Museum.
2. Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner passes the Museum’s back platform (northbound)
3. Winner of coloring contest announced
2:00 PM
Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner passes the Museum’s back platform (southbound)
2:15 PM
Cheri Roe, author, Santa Margarita Historical Society presentation on the Southern Pacific in Santa Margarita during the construction of the Coast Route. Book signing at the conclusion of her presentation.
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Amtrak’s Coast Starlights #11 and #14 arrive and depart
4:00 PM
Museum Closes
