2013 CCRRF Schedule. Date/Time Title City Ends Location Type Note Description. SLO San Luis Obispo Library. Various Activities

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1 2013 CCRRF Schedule Date/Time Title City Ends Location Type Note Description null Activities at the SLO SLO San Luis Various Activities Saturday and Sunday, October 12th & 13th: Times and specifics TBA soon. Model displays, kiddie parties, photo displays, video programs, workshops and more! Ongoing: Children s Coloring Contest sponsored by the SLO and the Central Coast Family magazine. See the October issue of Central Coast Family (page 3) for the Engine Number Ten coloring page and instructions. Submit entries to SLO by Oct. 10th. Winners will be announced at noon on Oct. 12th at the SLO library. null Big Model Layout Tour! Paso to Lompoc Paso to Lompoc The list will include numerous garden and home layouts from Paso Robles to Lompoc. The Festival will also feature several professional visiting layouts from around California! Organized by the Model s of Southern California. Details: Oct 03, 2013, Thu 10:00 AM Shiny Rails Art Show SLO October 29th Art Central Gallery, 1329 Monterey St. Art Show The CCRRF is teaming up with Art Central in SLO to present a special Festival art show entitled: "Shiny Rails Years of s on the Central Coast". This show will be offered at the Art Central Gallery (1329 Monterey St.) and will feature both two dimensional (photos & paintings) and three dimensional artwork (up to a 16' cube). There will be a CCRRF reception with the artists on Saturday, Oct. 12th from 5-7pm. The show will be up from October 3rd to 29th and will also be featured during SLO's Art After Dark and Arts 's Open Studios Art Tour. Details and Application (PDF). Thu 7:00 AM VIP Rail Excursion LA to SLO LA to SLO 1pm LA Union Excursion $ One-way private railcar trip with David Holt and Robert Van Camp from Los Angeles to San Luis aboard the vintage Silver Splendor Vista Dome Car! David will perform songs along the way and both David and Robert will interact with the guests. Meals and gifts included. Limited to 44 guests. Details and/or Ticketing. Thanks to the South Coast for facilitating the arrangements for our Silver Splendor Excursions and providing the history guides for the legs between Santa Barbara and San Luis. Well known Southern California bluegrass musician and historian Peter Feldmann (bio) will jump on in Santa Barbara and play a few tunes with David. Thu 7:00 AM VIP Rail Excursion LA to SB LA to SB 10am LA Union Excursion $ VIP Rail Excursion with David Holt & Robert Van Camp Los Angeles to Santa Barbara Thursday, 10/10/13 7:00 AM $125 - seats in top dome $95 - seats on lower level One way private railcar trip with David Holt and Robert Van Camp up the scenic California Coast from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara abroad the vintage Silver Splendor Vista Dome Car! (Car will be attached to the Amtrak Surfliner #761.) David will perform songs along the way and both David and Robert will interact with the guests. Breakfast and gifts included. Limited to 20 guests. Guests have the option of returning from Santa Barbara anytime that day on an Amtrak train or taking the Silver Splendor back to LA on the afternoon of October 10th. (These return trips require a separate ticket.) Details and/or Ticketing. Thu 10:00 AM Central Coast Trains Atascadero 6pm 7600 El Camino Real This well-stocked model train store has three finished instore display layouts in HO, N and O scale. Website: Layout Tour #40 (PDF). Thu 10:00 AM VIP Rail Excursion SB to SLO SB to SLO 1pm Santa Barbara Excursion $ VIP Excursion with David Holt & Robert Van Camp Santa Barbara to San Luis Thursday, 10/10/13 10:00 AM $125 - seats in top dome $95 - seats on lower level One way private railcar trip with David Holt and Robert Van Camp up the scenic California Coast from Santa Barbara to San Luis abroad the vintage Silver Splendor Vista Dome Car! (Car will be attached to the Amtrak Surfliner #761.) David will perform songs along the way and both David and Robert will interact with the guests. Also bluegrass musician Peter Feldmann will join David Holt on this leg of the trip. Hear rail history from South Coast docents. Lunch and gifts included. Guests have the option of returning from SLO anytime during the weekend on an Amtrak train. (These return trips require a separate ticket.) Doc Arroyo 9pm The Village This is the best site on the tour to enjoy ice cream while

2 Thu 12:00 PM Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream Lab - G Arroyo Grande 9pm The Village of AG This is the best site on the tour to enjoy ice cream while watching trains, with hand-crafted ice creams made onsite. The G-scale train travels the perimeter of the shop on a continuous loop, passing through two rooms and outside the building. The layout includes bridges, suspended track, and mountain scenery. Running since 1981, the Village includes an engine that replicates a train that traveled through Arroyo Grande in Website: Doc's is also open Friday 12-10, Saturday 12-10, and Sunday Thu 1:00 PM Return Rail Excursion SLO to LA SLO to LA 7:10pm SLO Train Excursion $ One-way private railcar trip from San Luis to Los Angeles aboard the vintage Silver Splendor Vista Dome Car! Afternoon wine tasting and evening dinner included. Details and/or Ticketing. Thanks to the South Coast for facilitating the arrangements for our Silver Splendor Excursions and providing the history guides for the legs between Santa Barbara and San Luis. Thu 1:00 PM Family Excursion SLO/SB SLO 8:30pm SLO Train Excursion $ Family Excursion Aboard the Silver Splendor and Pacific Surfliner! Round trip between San Luis and Santa Barbara. Southbound trip from San Luis to Santa Barbara aboard the vintage Silver Splendor Vista Dome Car will include Pomar wine tasting hosted in person by Pomar Junction Winery! This segment of the trip will also include rail history provided by docents from the South Coast, snacks and music from well known Southern California bluegrass musician and historian Peter Feldmann (bio). The return northbound segment from Santa Barbara to San Luis will be on the Pacific Surfliner #777 and will include a box dinner and sunset over the Pacific! Train returns to SLO at 8:30PM. $135 adults, $95 youth to 20 yr. Details and/or Ticketing. Thu 3:45 PM Return Rail Excursion SB SB to LA 7:10pm SB Train Excursion $ VIP Rail Excursion Aboard the Silver Splendor Santa Barbara to Los Angles to LA Thursday, 10/10/13 3:45 PM $85 Adults $65 Youth to 20 yr. One way private railcar trip down the scenic California Coast from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles abroad the vintage Silver Splendor Vista Dome Car! (Car will be attached to the Amtrak Surfliner #790.) An evening dinner will be included between Santa Barbara and LA. Guest seating will alternate between the upper dome and lower level to accommodate dome viewing. Thu 6:00 PM Farmers Market SLO 9pm Higuera Street Event See the CCRRF's Big Booth. Hear BanjerDan and Don Lampson performing railroad songs. See running model trains, historic rail equipment and grab info from participating organizations. CCRRF's Big Booth will be located near the corner of Higuera and Nipomo. Ken Lua is a collector, restorer, and operator of antique Marx tin lithograph trains produced between 1935 and Marx trains were colorful, inexpensive, and simple to operate. One of the secrets of Marx success was to produce endless variations of the same basic train designs. Originally discounted by collectors, Marx trains are now seen as classic American toys and have steadily increased in collectability and value. Thu 6:00 PM Marx Trains Display SLO 9pm Farmers Market, CCRRF Big Booth Ken Lua collects, restores, and operates antique Marx tin lithograph trains produced between 1935 and Marx trains were colorful, inexpensive, and simple to operate. One of the secrets of Marx success was to produce endless variations of the same basic train designs. Originally discounted by collectors, Marx trains are now seen as classic American toys and have steadily increased in collectability and value. Fri 8:00 AM Jeff Parker/Central Valley Model Works - HO Oceano 4pm 1203 Pike Lane This layout was built by the late Jack Parker, owner of Central Valley Model Works. It is now operated by his son, Jeff, and his wife, Heather. It represents the Northern Pacific in Montana in the era from the early 1940s to the early 1960s. The often photographed scenes depict Logan, Montana. While considerable "artistic license" has been taken with the actual arrangement of Logan, the layout allows the simulation of the actual operation of Northern Pacific trains going to and from St. Paul and Tacoma. The layout room is a generous 17 x 50 plus an extra eight-foot extension on the east end for return loops. The track is, of course, Central Valley CVT. That product was designed and developed for and then used on this layout. Jack s good friend and fellow N.P. model railroader David Coster helped design the layout and also did all of the wiring. The layout features a great roster of detailed brass steam locomotives and these all are tuned and weighted to pull scale length trains. Brief tours of the Central Valley Model Works facility

3 trains. Brief tours of the Central Valley Model Works facility will be given as time permits. Photo website: Central Valley website: Fri 10:00 AM Central Coast Trains Atascadero 6pm 7600 El Camino Real This well-stocked model train store has three finished instore display layouts in HO, N and O scale. Website: Layout Tour #40 (PDF). Fri 10:00 AM Guided Walk: The SLO Historic District SLO 11:30am Meet at corner of Osos and Leff Steets at Gus s Grocery Tour From the 1890s to the 1950s, Southern Pacific trains dominated public life in San Luis. The SP employed and often provided housing for up to a third of the city's workers. On this guided stroll, we will walk past 15 sites, viewing the old commercial district, depot area, and century-old boardinghouses. Hear the stories about the fascinating heyday and controversies of the SP during the steam age, which transformed SLO from a cow town to a boomtown. Duration: about 90 minutes. No reservations - free. Meet at corner of Osos and Leff Steets at Gus s Grocery. Leader: Joe Morris, (805) (Sponsored by the History Center of San Luis County and the Sierra Club.) Fri 1:00 PM Pacific Coast Railway Avila Beach 5pm Avila Community Center and Hartford Pier Presentation and Tour Pacific Coast Railway programs in Avila Beach featuring a meet and greet with author Loren Nicholson at the Avila Community Center (view historic photos from 1pm to 3pm) and a history walk down Harford Pier with historian Brian Craig Kreowski at 3pm (meet in front of the new Coastal Gateway Building located at 3900 Avila Beach Dr.). These events will help kick off the Port San Luis Harbor District s 60th Anniversary Celebration. Fri 3:30 PM Children's Book Reading & Signing Arroyo Grande Doc Burnstein s Ice Cream Lab Reading & Signing Rose Ann Woolpert is a writer, artist, historian, and mom with a positive message for kids. She has spent over twenty-five years collecting the stories and family photographs of Granite Rock Company, which was founded in 1900 and is deeply rooted in the history of Northern California. Rose Ann shares these charming stories in picture book format with a new series of Yes We Will Books. Engine Number Ten is a tale of steam engines, construction and California history, but is also a testament to the power of hard work and belief in the possible. Based on the true story of Granite Rock Company and its A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, California, it is illustrated with beautiful archival photos and original drawings. Fri 7:30 PM "Rhythm of the s" SLO Historic Fremont Theatre Concert $ "Rhythm of the s" This show will feature railroad songs and stories performed by David Holt as well as the screening of his and Robert s favorite railroad segments over the years. Also Robert Van Camp will have a Best Of compilation of some of the most scenic railroad footage he has captured from all around the world as David plays some of his songs of the Album, "When The Train Comes Along" Robert and David will also talk about the series and answer audience questions. San Luis s Historic Fremont Theatre features a huge HD screen! Reserved front section will consist of center seats located several rows back from the stage front to allow for best film viewing. Details and/or Ticketing. Sat 8:00 AM Jeff Parker/Central Valley Model Works - HO Oceano 4pm 1203 Pike Lane This layout was built by the late Jack Parker, owner of Central Valley Model Works. It is now operated by his son, Jeff, and his wife, Heather. It represents the Northern Pacific in Montana in the era from the early 1940s to the early 1960s. The often photographed scenes depict Logan, Montana. While considerable "artistic license" has been taken with the actual arrangement of Logan, the layout allows the simulation of the actual operation of Northern Pacific trains going to and from St. Paul and Tacoma. The layout room is a generous 17 x 50 plus an extra eight-foot extension on the east end for return loops. The track is, of course, Central Valley CVT. That product was designed and developed for and then used on this layout. Jack s good friend and fellow N.P. model railroader David Coster helped design the layout and also did all of the wiring. The layout features a great roster of detailed brass steam locomotives and these all are tuned and weighted to pull scale length trains. Brief tours of the Central Valley Model Works facility will be given as time permits. Photo website: Central Valley website: Donner Pass Modular Layout The N scale Donner Pass display is a 4 foot X 22 foot Bend Track modular layout. The Bend Track concept is based on a two-sided module with a double mainline on both sides and an optional center divider which can serve as a scenery backdrop for both sides. When a center divider is installed, it is similar to having two traditional modules assembled back to back with no space between the two. This display has three 6-foot (two-sided) sections and one 4-foot section depicting the Overland Route in California. The layout has double-tracked scenes of the Yolo Bypass

4 The layout has double-tracked scenes of the Yolo Bypass trestle near Davis, the Sierra foothills and the Sierra Nevada high country that includes Long Ravine, wooden and concrete snow sheds and the cliffs between Soda Springs and Yuba Gap. Marx Trains Display SLO 5pm San Luis Ken Lua collects, restores, and operates antique Marx tin lithograph trains produced between 1935 and Marx trains were colorful, inexpensive, and simple to operate. One of the secrets of Marx success was to produce endless variations of the same basic train designs. Originally discounted by collectors, Marx trains are now seen as classic American toys and have steadily increased in collectability and value. The display will also be at Farmers Market Thursday evening. Pacific Coast Railway and a Garden This is the site of the restored Southern Pacific Freight Depot. The is preserving the railroad history of California and the Central Coast by collecting, restoring, displaying and operating historic railroad equipment. Layout details coming... Activities at the SLO Community Room SLO 5pm San Luis Various Activities SLO Community Room open with art displays and a large visiting model layout from the California Central Coast On30 Modular Group. Various programs will be presented each day. This area is sponsored by Rabobank. R&P Oceano 3pm Canceled Called to work. California Central Valley On30 Modular Group SLO 5pm San Luis California Central Valley Modular On30 is a freelanced narrow gauge railroad located in Central California during the time period between World War I and World War II. The goal of the CCV is to have fun building, displaying and operating an On30 modular railroad. The CCV is one of several California On30 Modular groups that builds to a common standard to allow us to combine operations when displaying at shows and meets. Currently, CCV frequently operates in conjunction with the NorCal/Bay Area California Central Coast Modular On30 and the California South Coast Modular On30. Layout Tour #40 (PDF). CCV website: Central Coast Trains Atascadero 4pm 7600 El Camino Real This well-stocked model train store has three finished instore display layouts in HO, N and O scale. Website: Layout Tour #40 (PDF). SLO Freight and Event and Open Grand Opening for the San Luis! The restored Southern Pacific Freight in the SLO Historic District finally comes alive! 11:30am Dedication Ceremony. New displays, tours, history walks, model trains, presentations, hands on displays, kiddie play area, speeder rides, huge Union Pacific Engine, informational booths, food, beverages, ice cream, music and more! SLORRM press release with festivity details. Oceano Depot Association - HO Oceano 4pm Oceano Depot Open & The Oceano Depot Association s mission is to restore, preserve, and operate the former Southern Pacific Oceano Depot and other structures that have historical significance for historical, scientific, educational and recreational purposes for the benefit of the residents of and visitors to the Community of Oceano. The Association s numerous public displays include small HO and N scale layouts, a Southern Pacific boxcar, a Union Pacific caboose, produce crate labels, railroad paperwork, photos, tools and equipment. On Sunday the San Luis Model Association will operated their modular HO layout. Smaller portable layouts in other scales also will be operating. The Depot's historical speeders (railroad maintenance cars) have recently been restored. Sat 10:30 AM Woody Guthrie's Train Music with Frankie Fuchs SLO San Luis Concert Los Angeles folk singer, Frankie Fuchs, will be singing the songs of Woody Guthrie for train lovers of all ages. This fun, entertaining program is for the whole family. Frankie was a personal friend of the Guthrie family since childhood and was nominated for a Grammy award for

5 was nominated for a Grammy award for his production of a Guthrie collection for children called: "This Land is Your Land". Join Frankie and sing along! Two performances: Saturday, October 12th at 10:30AM at the San Luis, 995 Palm Street, and Saturday, October 12th at 2:30PM at the Atascadero Branch, 6850 Morro Road, Atascadero Sat 10:30 AM Watch and Clock Collectors SLO SLO Freight Presentation Presentation on historical railroad time pieces by the National Assoc. of Watch and Clock Collectors, Chapter 52. SLO. Sat 11:00 AM Family Excursion GB/SLO Grover Beach 2:15pm Grover Beach Train Excursion SOLD OUT $, Family Excursion includes a Round Trip Ride on the Pacific Surfliner between Grover Beach and San Luis, ice cream & drinks for everyone, Ballooney the Clown entertaining the kids at the Grill and on the train, Amtrak gifts for the kids and a short visit to the Grand Opening events at the San Luis. The City of Grover Beach Parks and Recreation Department is a promotional partner for this activity. Details and/or Ticketing. Sat 11:00 AM Central Coast Brass Ensemble SLO 1pm SLO Freight & Concert The Central Coast Brass features Curtis Bechtel and Danny Beher on trumpets, Myron Deale on french horn, Bruce Scott on trombone and Bob Swayze on the bass trombone. CCB members have performed with the San Luis Chamber Orchestra, Grace Bible Orchestra, Central City Swing Big Band, JP¹s Swing Band, and numerous brass ensembles and concert bands. The group is excited about participating in the Grand Opening of the San Luis and has written several special arrangements to commemorate this celebration. These tunes will include: Midnight Special, Wabash Cannonball, Toot Toot Tootsie, Ballad of Casey Jones, This Train Is Bound for Glory, and many others. Sat 11:30 AM Children's Book Reading & Signing SLO SLO Community Room Reading & Signing Rose Ann Woolpert is a writer, artist, historian, and mom with a positive message for kids. She has spent over twenty-five years collecting the stories and family photographs of Granite Rock Company, which was founded in 1900 and is deeply rooted in the history of Northern California. Rose Ann shares these charming stories in picture book format with a new series of Yes We Will Books. Engine Number Ten is a tale of steam engines, construction and California history, but is also a testament to the power of hard work and belief in the possible. Based on the true story of Granite Rock Company and its A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, California, it is illustrated with beautiful archival photos and original drawings. Sat 11:30 AM Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Santa Maria 4pm Transit Center at Miller and Boone and Open The SMVRHM's historical railway equipment display in Santa Maria will be open Sat & Sun from 11:30 to 4pm for visitors to explore the cars: Union Sugar No. 1 locomotive, a Sacramento Northern boxcar, Santa Maria Valley 's Caboose No.180 and a Canadian Speeder (Track Inspection Car). It is located next to the new Transit Center on Miller Street (near the corner of Miller and Boone). This display was Developed in conjunction with the SM City Park & Rec Department. are located inside the boxcar, and docents will be available for information. Also available in the boxcar will be information re several Garden s that will be open only on Sunday Oct 13th in the Santa Maria area as part of the CCRRF Festival. The new website is now up and running at Sat 11:30 AM Grand Opening SLO Freight and SLO 12pm SLO Freight Event Gala Grand Opening Ceremony in front of the SLORRM's Freight. The program will include comments by SLORRM Board Members, a Union Pacific Representative and SLO Mayor Jan Marx. Local Boy Scouts will provide a flag corp and the ceremony will start with the singing of the National Anthem. A City Proclamation and ribbon cutting will close the ceremony which will be followed with free cake for everyone! The backdrop for this festive celebration will feature the box cars and Freight that will be decorated with red, white and blue bunting and balloons. The Central Coast Brass will perform before, during and after the ceremony. Ballooney the Clown will be greeting the kids at the Freight from 1:15 until 3:00pm. Sat 12:00 PM Children's Coloring Contest Winners Announced SLO SLO Event Children s Coloring Contest sponsored by the SLO and the Central Coast Family magazine. See the October issue of CCF for the Engine Number Ten coloring page and instructions. Submit entries to SLO by Oct. 10th. Winners will be announced at noon on Oct. 12th at the SLO

6 Announced Winners will be announced at noon on Oct. 12th at the SLO library. See the October issue of Central Coast Family (page 3) for the Engine Number Ten coloring page and instructions. Submit entries to SLO by Oct. 10th. Sat 1:00 PM Robert Van Camp Signing SLO 7pm SLO Freight Reception Robert Van Camp will greet fans and autograph copies of the most recent Great Scenic Railway Journeys special, "Trains Around North America" and their historic Guide to North America s Tourist Railways and s. directory. Signing from 1:00 2:00pm during the Grand Opening Festivities at the San Luis. Sat 1:00 PM DK & Pacific Mountain Railway SLO 5pm 75 Squire Cyn Rd The previous DK & Pacific Mountain Railway is gone and a new layout is under construction layout, based on a freelance railroad trying to make a go of it at the height of the depression. The railroad works lumber operations from a Pacific coastal town and hard rock mining operations in steep mountainous terrain. Money is tight and the age and appearance of the rolling stock shows it. Trains are powered by steam, there are no diesels operating on this layout. The layout is both HO and HOn3, and includes a simple loop of HOn30. The HO mainline runs through the wharf area of the coastal town, the service camp of a logging operation and through the Westerly Classification Yard of the railroad. The HOn3 mainline will serve numerous mines and milling sites, and is located on the upper shelf of the twoshelf layout. This upper shelf is also the location of the HOn30 loop for a small tram that will serve the mines. Also included in the den layout room is a high loop, display shelf for running On30 cars and locomotives from the owner s collection. This display shelf also includes a loop of N-Scale track for running the owner s favorite trains : the Southern Pacific Daylight and the AT&SF Super Chief. An additional layout room (16 foot x 14 foot) has just been completed and the mainline tracks from both the HO and HOn3 shelves have been realigned through the common wall. New bench work is under construction and track plans are being finalized. When completed, the mainline of both the standard and narrow gauge lines will more than double the size of the current layout. Another high display shelf is included and is currently operating. Two classification yards will be included in the new room and will serve as the Easterly terminus for both standard and narrow gauge operations. While the existing den layout has the ability to run both DC and DCC controlled locomotives, the new room is configured for only DCC power. The layout uses NCE DCC power cabs for locomotive control (including sound). Scenes have added sound modules, all structures have lighted interiors, and under shelf lighting is unique. Scenery is slowing being added to the layout, with most underlying land forms in place. Several bridges, trestles, and other types of crossings are in place and have been detailed. Several tunnel portals are finished and include interior details. The layout is a work in progress. Sat 1:00 PM BanjerDan Concert BanjerDan the banjo man entertains on the back platform of the SLO. Sat 1:30 PM "Surf and the Southern Pacific" by John Roskoski SLO 2nd show at 3:30pm San Luis Presentation (narrated video slide show) Surf and the Southern Pacific provides an indepth look at railroading in California's Lompoc Valley, and an intimate look at the last days of a working train order station. It showcases the Lompoc and White Hills branch and is a presentation with a bit of railroading for just about anyone... the rail historian, steam and diesel enthusiast, even the 'juice' fan, for the documentary gives an in-depth look at the 250 volt, three foot narrow gauge railroad, that carried loads of Diatomaceous earth through miles of underground tunnels at the former Manville Corporation mine above Lompoc. John Roskoski's photos have appeared in Trains magazine, the Union Pacific Calendar, Pacific Rail News, Railfan/, Surfer magazine, Snowboard Magazine, Associated Press, other publications and museum exhibits. John took this picture of Engineer Walter Togni picking up train orders at Surf as Extra 9274 rolls east. The presentation itself runs about 35 minutes with some

7 The presentation itself runs about 35 minutes with some introduction and follow-up by John before and after. Sat 2:00 PM Southern Pacific Presentation SLO SLO Freight Presentation Presentation on SLO s founding fathers and their efforts to bring the South Pacific into town. Presented by author Marilyn Darnell & historian Joe Carotenuti. Sat 2:30 PM Woody Guthrie's Train Music with Frankie Fuchs Atascadero Atascadero Branch Concert Los Angeles folk singer, Frankie Fuchs, will be singing the songs of Woody Guthrie for train lovers of all ages. This fun, entertaining program is for the whole family. Frankie was a personal friend of the Guthrie family since childhood and was nominated for a Grammy award for his production of a Guthrie collection for children called: "This Land is Your Land". Join Frankie and sing along! Two performances: Saturday, October 12th at 10:30AM at the San Luis, 995 Palm Street, and Saturday, October 12th at 2:30PM at the Atascadero Branch, 6850 Morro Road, Atascadero Sat 3:00 PM Children's Book Reading & Signing SLO SLO Freight Reading & Signing Rose Ann Woolpert is a writer, artist, historian, and mom with a positive message for kids. She has spent over twenty-five years collecting the stories and family photographs of Granite Rock Company, which was founded in 1900 and is deeply rooted in the history of Northern California. Rose Ann shares these charming stories in picture book format with a new series of Yes We Will Books. Engine Number Ten is a tale of steam engines, construction and California history, but is also a testament to the power of hard work and belief in the possible. Based on the true story of Granite Rock Company and its A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, California, it is illustrated with beautiful archival photos and original drawings. Sat 5:00 PM Shiny Rails Art Show SLO 7pm Art Central Gallery, 1329 Monterey St. Reception and Art Show The CCRRF is teaming up with Art Central in SLO to present a special Festival art show entitled: "Shiny Rails Years of s on the Central Coast". This show will be offered at the Art Central Gallery (1329 Monterey St.) and will feature both two dimensional (photos & paintings) and three dimensional artwork (up to a 16' cube). There will be a CCRRF reception with the artists on Saturday, Oct. 12th from 5-7pm. The show will be up from October 3rd to 29th and will also be featured during SLO's Art After Dark and Arts 's Open Studios Art Tour. Details and Application (PDF). Sat 6:30 PM "Celebrating North Americas Tourist Railways and s" SLO 8pm Historic King David's Masonic Lodge Reception (and Concert) $ VIP meet and greet reception in the Dining Hall with David Holt and Robert Van Camp at 6:30 followed by a program from Robert entitled Celebrating North Americas Tourist Railways and s which is a film tribute to the men and women that help preserve and present our railroad heritage and keep it alive today for all to enjoy. Limited to 100 VIP guests who will also enjoy complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres. This ticket includes admission to David Holt s concert which follows at 8:00pm in the adjoining Lodge Room. Details and/or Ticketing. Sat 8:00 PM Train Songs, Hobo Secrets & Tales of the Rails, David Holt & Guests SLO Historic King David's Masonic Lodge Concert $ Train Songs, Hobo Secrets and Tales of the Rails - This concert will feature a wide variety of Appalachian and railroad music and stories from David Holt. For over forty years, David has been collecting and performing the songs and stories of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He has learned this treasure trove of music directly from musical greats like Roy Acuff, Grandpa Jones, Tommy Jarrell, Etta Baker and toured the country with the legendary Doc Watson for 15 years. Special Guests are now being lined up to open the show. Details and/or Ticketing. California Central Valley On30 Modular Group SLO 4pm San Luis California Central Valley Modular On30 is a freelanced narrow gauge railroad located in Central California during the time period between World War I and World War II. The goal of the CCV is to have fun building, displaying and operating an On30 modular railroad. The CCV is one of several California On30 Modular groups that builds to a common standard to allow us to combine operations when displaying at shows and meets. Currently, CCV frequently operates in conjunction with the NorCal/Bay Area California Central Coast Modular On30 and the California South Coast Modular On30. Layout Tour #40 (PDF). CCV website: Oceano Depot Association - HO Oceano 4pm Oceano Depot Open & The Oceano Depot Association s mission is to restore, preserve, and operate the former Southern Pacific Oceano Depot and other structures that have historical significance for historical, scientific, educational and recreational purposes for the benefit of the residents of and visitors to the

8 the benefit of the residents of and visitors to the Community of Oceano. The Association s numerous public displays include small HO and N scale layouts, a Southern Pacific boxcar, a Union Pacific caboose, produce crate labels, railroad paperwork, photos, tools and equipment. On Sunday the San Luis Model Association will operated their modular HO layout. Smaller portable layouts in other scales also will be operating. The Depot's historical speeders (railroad maintenance cars) have recently been restored. The activities at the Oceano Depot on Sunday will include special history programs and an outside, railroad-themed musical concert. troubadour Don Lampson will be joined by bassist Charlie Kleemann and ace guitarist Dorian Michael to play songs that feature the profound influence that railroads, trains and hoboes have had on American music. Pacific Coast Railway and a Garden Donner Pass Modular This is the site of the restored Southern Pacific Freight Depot. The is preserving the railroad history of California and the Central Coast by collecting, restoring, displaying and operating historic railroad equipment. Layout details coming... Layout The N scale Donner Pass display is a 4 foot X 22 foot Bend Track modular layout. The Bend Track concept is based on a two-sided module with a double mainline on both sides and an optional center divider which can serve as a scenery backdrop for both sides. When a center divider is installed, it is similar to having two traditional modules assembled back to back with no space between the two. This display has three 6-foot (two-sided) sections and one 4-foot section depicting the Overland Route in California. The layout has double-tracked scenes of the Yolo Bypass trestle near Davis, the Sierra foothills and the Sierra Nevada high country that includes Long Ravine, wooden and concrete snow sheds and the cliffs between Soda Springs and Yuba Gap. Activities at the SLO Community Room SLO 5pm San Luis Various Activities SLO Community Room open with art displays and a large visiting model layout from the California Central Coast On30 Modular Group. Various programs will be presented each day. This area is sponsored by Rabobank. SLO Freight and Open If you miss the Grand Opening on Saturday, feel free to come by the San Luis on Sunday! The restored Southern Pacific Freight in the SLO Historic District has come alive! Don't miss the Industry Update presentations starting at 1pm (see entry below). Sun 11:00 AM DK & Pacific Mountain Railway SLO 4pm 75 Squire Cyn Rd The previous DK & Pacific Mountain Railway is gone and a new layout is under construction layout, based on a freelance railroad trying to make a go of it at the height of the depression. The railroad works lumber operations from a Pacific coastal town and hard rock mining operations in steep mountainous terrain. Money is tight and the age and appearance of the rolling stock shows it. Trains are powered by steam, there are no diesels operating on this layout. The layout is both HO and HOn3, and includes a simple loop of HOn30. The HO mainline runs through the wharf area of the coastal town, the service camp of a logging operation and through the Westerly Classification Yard of the railroad. The HOn3 mainline will serve numerous mines and milling sites, and is located on the upper shelf of the twoshelf layout. This upper shelf is also the location of the HOn30 loop for a small tram that will serve the mines. Also included in the den layout room is a high loop, display shelf for running On30 cars and locomotives from the owner s collection. This display shelf also includes a loop of N-Scale track for running the owner s favorite trains : the Southern Pacific Daylight and the AT&SF Super Chief. An additional layout room (16 foot x 14 foot) has just been completed and the mainline tracks from both the HO and HOn3 shelves have been realigned through the common wall. New bench work is under construction and track plans are being finalized. When completed, the mainline of both the standard and narrow gauge lines will more than double the size of the current layout. Another high display shelf is included and is currently operating. Two classification yards will be included in the new room and will serve as the Easterly terminus for both standard and narrow gauge operations. While the existing den layout has the ability to run both DC and DCC controlled locomotives, the new room is configured for only DCC power. The layout uses NCE DCC power cabs for locomotive control (including sound). Scenes have added sound modules, all structures have lighted interiors, and under shelf lighting is unique. Scenery is slowing being added to the layout, with most underlying land forms in place. Several bridges, trestles, and other types of crossings are in place and have been detailed. Several tunnel portals are finished and include

9 Sun 11:00 AM Sun 11:00 AM Jeff Parker/Central Valley Model Works - HO Lompoc Valley Model and Historical Society Oceano 4pm 1203 Pike Lane Lompoc 5pm 428 North I Street Layout detailed. Several tunnel portals are finished and include interior details. The layout is a work in progress. This layout was built by the late Jack Parker, owner of Central Valley Model Works. It is now operated by his son, Jeff, and his wife, Heather. It represents the Northern Pacific in Montana in the era from the early 1940s to the early 1960s. The often photographed scenes depict Logan, Montana. While considerable "artistic license" has been taken with the actual arrangement of Logan, the layout allows the simulation of the actual operation of Northern Pacific trains going to and from St. Paul and Tacoma. The layout room is a generous 17 x 50 plus an extra eight-foot extension on the east end for return loops. The track is, of course, Central Valley CVT. That product was designed and developed for and then used on this layout. Jack s good friend and fellow N.P. model railroader David Coster helped design the layout and also did all of the wiring. The layout features a great roster of detailed brass steam locomotives and these all are tuned and weighted to pull scale length trains. Brief tours of the Central Valley Model Works facility will be given as time permits. Photo website: Central Valley website: The Lompoc Valley Model and Historical Society is in the process of completing a new 1,500-foot track layout which features scenery of what Lompoc looked like more than 50 years ago. The Lompoc Valley is a fictitious railroad that interfaces with many of the major road such as the Pennsy, Santa Fe, SP, UP, etc. All track is hand laid. The layout has numerous levels of tracks and a total of seven tunnels. The trains are initially made up on a staging level, proceed out and enter a large double track helix that spans the entire four-level layout and enables trains to climb to the desired level. They can be switched to emerge on a work bench for repair or proceed out onto the layout. One of the first sections the train encounters is a 6 foot x 12 foot peninsula that represents the Lompoc Valley. It was designed to replicate Lompoc as it would have looked in about This date was chosen so that members could operate the older steam engines as well as the newer diesel locomotives that entered service in the era, without looking incongruent. The flower fields can be seen along the tracks as the train proceeds out to the old Surf Depot. As the train is switched onto the main line at Surf it can proceed north or south. After crossing the Surf Bridge, the train makes its way up the coast to the industrial sites in Oakland. As a train proceeds north it will enter a 16 foot x 7foot switching yard. The yard is planned with a round house and locomotive repair facility and a large number of switching sidings. A 4- by 6-foot harbor is planned that will include a wharf, harbor side businesses and a tug boat pushing a barge. Details such as pelicans, sea gulls, and sea lions can be seen around the harbor. Operational control features both DC and DCC. Sun 11:30 AM Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Santa Maria 4pm Transit Center at Miller and Boone and Open The SMVRHM's historical railway equipment display in Santa Maria will be open Sat & Sun from 11:30 to 4pm for visitors to explore the cars: Union Sugar No. 1 locomotive, a Sacramento Northern boxcar, Santa Maria Valley 's Caboose No.180 and a Canadian Speeder (Track Inspection Car). It is located next to the new Transit Center on Miller Street (near the corner of Miller and Boone). This display was Developed in conjunction with the SM City Park & Rec Department. are located inside the boxcar, and docents will be available for information. Also available in the boxcar will be information re several Garden s that will be open only on Sunday Oct 13th in the Santa Maria area as part of the CCRRF Festival. The new website is now up and running at Sun 11:30 AM Geoff Clinton's Garden Santa Maria 4pm 246 Eastbourne Terrace This is an elevated garden railroad with 100-plus feet of mainline, ten to twelve-foot radius curves, and a yard/ steam-up area. There will be live steam locos both running and on display. Geoff runs both narrow gauge and standard gauge live steam and is currently in the process of building a large expansion to the railroad. You can view video of the Railway at the following: YouTube. Sun 11:30 AM Ed Morse Layout Santa Maria 4pm (see description) In addition to a 300 foot G scale railroad Ed has a large collection of full-scale railroad artifacts including lanterns, lamps, oil cans, locks, a wig-wag, a semaphore and a speeder. See fliers at the Oceano Depot and the SLO Freight for location details. Garden Santa 4pm 4969 This freelance garden railroad features a doubled mainline

10 Sun 11:30 AM Garden Santa Maria 4pm 4969 Coughlin Way This freelance garden railroad features a doubled mainline with about 450 feet of track on each line, one tunnel, a sixtrack yard, one bridge and a challenging three percent grade at one end. Trains are battery powered. Mark has been building this railroad for about four years. Layout Tour #40 (PDF). Sun 12:15 PM Wine Rail Excursion Paso Robles 5:15pm Paso Robles Train Excursion $, Second Sunday Wine Rail Excursion starts in Paso Robles and includes complimentary wine tasting at D'Anbino and Pomar Junction wineries, light lunch, rail history, and a ride on Amtrak's Coast Starlight between Paso and SLO. This special Festival trip will also feature a short visit to the new San Luis. Details and/or Ticketing. Sun 1:00 PM D&P Mountain RR and Los Osos Valley RR Paso Robles 5pm Canceled Red Cross deployment. Sun 1:00 PM Don Lampson Oceano 3:30pm Oceano Depot Concert troubadour Don Lampson will be joined by bassist Charlie Kleemann and ace guitarist Dorian Michael to play songs that feature the profound influence that railroads, trains and hoboes have had on American music. They will perform two mini concerts (at 1p & 2:30p) in the picnic area behind the Oceano Depot. Sun 1:00 PM Jack Tours SLO 4pm 536 Marsh St Tour Historic Jack Tours (SLO) Special R.E. Jack railroad focused tour at 1p with author Marilyn Darnell. Presentations Join us in this special set of presentations by the Santa Sun 1:00 PM Industry Update Maria Valley and Union Pacific Company talking about the current state of the railroad industry in the Central Coast and California. The presentations will be held at the San Luis s opening weekend on Sunday October 13 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This is open to the public so bring your family and friends. Sun 2:30 PM Don Lampson Oceano 3:30pm Oceano Depot Concert Troubador Don Lampson and Friends perform two mini concerts in the picnic area behind the Oceano Depot.