The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum will host the annual Central Coast Railroad Festival on October 5, 6 and 7, 2018 to celebrate the rich history of trains and tracks on the Central Coast. Several locations throughout the region will be open with displays all weekend. The event begins at 10:00 am Friday October 5th and concludes at 4:00pm on Sunday October 7th. Hours are 10am to 4pm each day.
The event features food and coffee by the Central Roast Company, wine tasting by Po- mar Junction Winery, a railroad swap meet, children’s activities, a model railroad for kids to operate, railroad photography, art , Operation Lifesaver, and the Museum’s world-class model railroad. A “G-Scale” layout from the The Central California Coast Garden Rail- road Society will be running all weekend in addition to the Oceano Depots large running HO model railway. The City-County Library will host running model train layouts by the Orange County N-Gineers.
Speakers will cover topics including “Garden Railroads”, “The Streamline Era”, and “The Santa Maria Railroad”. Local historian James Papp who will give a short talk on the Historic Railroad District then lead a walking tour of the highlights of the District.
For the story of how trains and San Luis Obispo interacted with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt to poet Jack Kerouac contact www.secretslo.com for details on that walking tour event not included in Festival admission.
New this year is the Beer Train to the Barrel House in Paso Robles. The Museum’s new rolling stock includes a Diesel locomotive that once pulled trains at Camp Roberts, a Beet Gondola that used to pass through San Luis Obispo going to or from the Santa Maria Val- ley and much more. A free Shuttle will run between the Sands Hotel (Official Hotel), the Vet’s Hall, the City-County Library, and the Museum. SLO Pedicab SLOCo-PedalTaxi.- com) will also be offering rides to and from the Museum, as parking may be in short sup- ply. Sunday concludes the event with self guided tours and open home layouts for view- ing throughout the region. Sunday afternoon an Apple Tree will be given away. Donated by California Rare Fruit Growers.
Contact the Museum at (805) 548-1894 additional information and schedule of events see CCRRF.COM and SLORRM.com for complete listing of events and schedules