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October 9, 2024

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Many, Many Thanks!

Many, many, THANK YOUs to everyone who attended any part of the Central Coast Railroad Festival, its Sponsors, its Participants, and especially to all the workers and volunteers that made it happen. If any part of these groups was missing, it just wouldn't happen.

Share Your Festival Photos!

We'd love to share your Central Coast Railroad Festival photos with the world! We'll give you photo credit, of course. Send them to: Webman@CCRRF.com.

Share Your Festival Feedback, too!

We'd love to have your feedback about your time at the Railroad Festival. We'll aggregate that info so non-attribution, of course. Send your feedback to: Conductor@CCRRF.com. Thank you!

Friends of SMVRR Photo Contest
November 1st Deadline

The Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad are holding their annual Photo Contest. The deadline is November 1, 2024. Here are the Photo Contest details.

SLO Railroad Museum Photo Contest Winners

The winners of the 2024 Photo Contest held by the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum were unveiled on Saturday of the Railroad Festival. The winning photos may be viewed on the Museum's 2024 Photo Winners webpage.

KSBY Covers the Festival at the Railroad Museum

KSBY-TV6 covered the Railroad Festival at the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Here are the article and video.

Santa to Visit SLO Railroad Museum December 7th

Santa Claus will come via Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner to San Luis Obispo and parade over to the SLO Railroad Museum on December 7, 2024, at about 12:30pm. Santa will set up shop in the La Cuesta passenger car to visit with all the boys and girls. Admission to the Museum is free while Santa is there! For some photos from last year, see Santa Arrived by Train 12/2/2023.

Christmas Trains

I know it seems early, but these trains typically sell out very quickly.
Read about more in this article: California Christmas Trains.

National Garden Railroad Convention
Sacramento, June 19-22, 2025

Next year's National Garden Railroad Convention will be held in Sacramento, June 19-22, 2025. The host organization is the Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society. The event's website is NGRC2025.org (but isn't active just yet).

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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