2017 Railroad Festival at the Museum
For a complete Festival schedule (including events at other venues), click here.
Friday, October 13, 2017
10:00 AM
Museum opens. $3/adult, $2/child (4-15).
2:30 PM
Amtrak Train Activity just off the Museum platform
2:30pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner northbound arrives
3:20pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight southbound arrives/departs
3:35pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight northbound arrives/departs
4:15pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound departs
2:30pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner northbound arrives
3:20pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight southbound arrives/departs
3:35pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight northbound arrives/departs
4:15pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound departs
4:00 PM
Museum Closes
5:00 PM
Railpac Reception. Private.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
10:00 AM
1. Museum Opens, $5/adult, $3/child (4-15).
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
6. Coffee and Food by Central Roast Coffee (Steaming Bean)
7. Railroad Hand Tool Demos, various times throughout the day, includes survey equipment and various tools used for track construction and repair
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
6. Coffee and Food by Central Roast Coffee (Steaming Bean)
7. Railroad Hand Tool Demos, various times throughout the day, includes survey equipment and various tools used for track construction and repair
11:00 AM
1. Emily Street Tour, led by Brad LaRose
2. SLO County Outlaws: Desperados, Vigilantes, and Bootleggers, talk by Jim Gregory, book available for sale and signing
2. SLO County Outlaws: Desperados, Vigilantes, and Bootleggers, talk by Jim Gregory, book available for sale and signing
12:00 PM
1. Pomar Junction Wine Tasting, in the La Cuesta, ends at 3pm.
2. German beer and pretzels by Beda's Biergarten available until 4pm. Z-scale train layouts continue at Beda's till 8pm.
2. German beer and pretzels by Beda's Biergarten available until 4pm. Z-scale train layouts continue at Beda's till 8pm.
1:00 PM
Emily Street Tour, led by Brad LaRose
1:30 PM
RailPAC and the future of Train Service on the Central Coast, talk by Paul Dyson
2:30 PM
Amtrak Train Activity just off the Museum platform
2:30pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner northbound arrives
3:20pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight southbound arrives/departs
3:35pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight northbound arrives/departs
4:15pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound departs
2:30pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner northbound arrives
3:20pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight southbound arrives/departs
3:35pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight northbound arrives/departs
4:15pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound departs
4:00 PM
Museum Closes
Sunday, October 15, 2017
12:00 PM
Museum Opens. $3/adult, $2/child (4-15).
2:30 PM
Amtrak Train Activity just off the Museum platform
2:30pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner northbound arrives
3:20pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight southbound arrives/departs
3:35pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight northbound arrives/departs
4:15pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound departs
2:30pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner northbound arrives
3:20pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight southbound arrives/departs
3:35pm Amtrak's Coast Starlight northbound arrives/departs
4:15pm Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound departs
4:00 PM
Museum Closes
