Central Coast Railroad Festival

Name: Central Coast Railroad Festival
Address: 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401, US
Telephone: (805) 548-1894

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Central Coast Railroad Festival

All Aboard! The Central Coast Railroad Festival starts each year on the first Friday of October. Visit CCRRF.com

Festival includes history walks and talks, excursions, loads of model trains, kiddie events, music, films and much more......

05/09/2026

Announcement Email
May 9, 2026 (National Train Day!)
ccrrf.com/260509-eblast.html

Content:
2026 Dates are Set: October 2-4, 2026
"All Aboard!" for 2026 Participants/Sponsors
Reminder of Upcoming Events
Pilot Train Service SLO to Bay Area
NMRA Workshop: Basics of Building a Layout 5/16
Templeton Metalwork Art Show Opens May 11
Pancake Breakfast at SLO Railroad Museum May 23
Garden Express at SLO Botanical Gardens July 12
250th Celebration Concert at Dana Adobe July 3
Los Angeles Live Steamers Celebrate 70 Years
New Pacific Surfliner Timetable as of May 4
UP #4014 "Big Boy" in Legos?!
UPRR Historical Society Convention Aug 13-15
"Red Car" Cabin in the Woods
Book: Design Guide For Scenery Lighting
A Miniature Disneyland in the Backyard
World's First Solar Powered Train
Jubilee Railroad in Dunsmuir, California
Area Railroading Opportunities
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ccrrf.com/260509-eblast.html

04/11/2026

Announcement Email
April 11, 2026

CCRRF.com/260411-eblast.html

Content:
2026 Dates are Set: October 2-4, 2026
"All Aboard!" for 2026 Participants/Sponsors
Reminder of Upcoming Events
First CCRRF Poster at Mid-State Fair in July
SLO Railroad Museum to Launch New Website
Glendale Model Railroad Society Reopens
Goofy Foot Grill in Grover Beach
Dana Adobe to Extend Pacific Coast Ry Trail
Attention S-Gaugers
Pacific Surfliner is Adding Service
Today's California Amtrak Trains
Railroads in Native America Forum July 10-12
Area Railroading Opportunities
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CCRRF.com/260411-eblast.html

03/11/2026

Announcement Email
March 11, 2026

To view this e-blast on a webpage, including some photos, go here: https://ccrrf.com/260311-eblast.html

Content

2026 Dates are Set: October 2-4, 2026
"All Aboard!" for 2026 Participants/Sponsors
Reminder of Upcoming Events
Leprechaun Lounge, CA State Railroad Museum, March 14-15
Guided Hike at the Dana Adobe March 28
Friends of the SMVRR Gala May 16
Best of the West at Pacific Coast Railroad May 22-24
Garden Railroad Society at Atascadero's Zoofari June 6
SMVRHM Becomes Part of Friends of the SMVRR
SMVRR Caboose #210 Returns to the Railroad
"Best" in Rail-related in SLO County
Sunburst Railbikes Santa Paula to Fillmore
Submit Your Railroad Story
Surfliner Songs
Area Railroading Opportunities
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02/11/2026

Announcement Email - February 11, 2026
ccrrf.com/260211-eblast.html

Content:

2026 Dates are Set: October 2-4, 2026
"All Aboard!" for 2026 Participants/Sponsors
New in '26: Templeton Historical Museum
"Wine Down Train" at Halter Ranch - February 13
BBQ Lunch and Yard Sale at SMVRR February 28
Niles Canyon Railway Starts 2026 Season March 14
Movie Train: Sierra 3 Photo Charter, March 29
Pancake Breakfast at SLO Railroad Museum April 11
Model Railroad Days at Oceano Depot April 4-12
Free Open House at Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society February 21
SLO Railroad Museum 2026 Photo Contest is Open
Pacific Coast Region NMRA Convention 2026
More Pacific Surfliner Trains and Discounts
Ride In Style: LA Rails
SLO Railroad Museum Installs Semaphore Signal
Santa's Visit to the SLO Railroad Museum
A Truly Transcontinental Railroad
Area Railroading Opportunities
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01/11/2026

Participants 2026

If you or your organization is interested in participating, please connect with us via the Contacts Page . If you'd like to see last year's list, click on 2025 Participants .

Confirmed 2026 Participants (so far):
Model Railroad Layout Tour (org'd by Model Railroads of So. CA)
Orange County 'N' Gineers
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum (SLORRM)
Pacific Coast Railway (PCRy) History Kiosk (in the Village of AG)
Oceano Depot Museum & Community Center
San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association (SLOMRA)
Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society (CCCGRS)
Central Coast Trains
Schnittker Photography (telegraphy, tintypes; at the SLORRM)
Templeton Historical Museum (in an 1880s train station building)

Previous Participants are NOT automatically carried over to the following year. You must affirm your 2026 Participation in some kind of communique.

What's Required to Participate:
To participate, all you need do is offer a rail-related or rail-themed activity or venue to the public sometime over the weekend of the Festival (October 2-4, 2026). You may charge a fee, or not. We encourage you to offer something special to Festival attendees, but that is not required. There is no fee for being included in the Festival schedule and promotion. If you're interested, email the [email protected].

10/16/2025

Announcement Email - October 16, 2025
https://ccrrf.com/251016-eblast.html

Content
Many, Many Thanks!
Share Your Festival Photos!
Share Your Festival Feedback, too!
Reminder of Upcoming Events
Santa to Visit SLO Railroad Museum December 6th
SLORRM Photo Contest Winners
PCRy Commemorative Plaque Available
Dana Adobe's Fall Gala is November 22nd
Rail Route Guides Available (Free)
Schnittker Photography at Camp Arroyo Grande October 19th
The Gold Rush of La Panza
Area Railroading Opportunities
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10/08/2025

We started a webpage for 2025 Festival Photos: CCRRF.com/2025-photos-1.html . If you'd like to share any photos with us, send them to: [email protected]

10/06/2025

Here's hoping everyone had a great time at this year's Railroad Festival this past weekend! If you've got any feedback or suggestions for next year, now's the time to send them in while fresh on your mind. You may comment below and/or send an email to: [email protected] . Below is the SLO Railroad Museum's 1st Place Photo by Christian Schultz: "Amtrak ALC-42 #319 leading northbound Coast Starlight 14 up the Cuesta Grade at Chorro."

10/05/2025

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
Today's the last day of the Railroad Festival.
On today's schedule:
Cypher Winery at the Paso Historic Train Depot
Model Railroad Layout Tour (10 layouts remain!)
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
Orange County 'N' Gineers (at SLO Library)
SLO Children's Museum
Oceano Depot/Museum
SLO Model Railroad Association (at Oceano Depot)
PCRy Kiosk in Arroyo Grande Village
Rock-n-Roll Diner
Dana Adobe & Cultural Center
Details: CCRRF.com/schedule.html

10/04/2025

Today's the Big Day for this Weekend's
Central Coast Railroad Festival
All the Venues are in Play!
Details: CCRRF.com/schedule.html
Have Fun!
But Save Some for Tomorrow...

10/02/2025

Some Railroad Festival venues get started early - TODAY!

Central Coast Trains (Atascadero)
Cypher Winery (Paso Depot)
Santa Maria Valley Historical Society Museum
Static Railroad Equipment Display in Santa Maria
Model Railroad Layout Tour 2025
SLO Children's Museum
Exploration Discovery Center (Grover Beach)
Rock-n-Roll Diner (Oceano)
Dana Adobe & Cultural Center (Nipomo)

Details: CCRRF.com/schedule.html
About the old SLO photo: jf2.com/flags/ #44

Address

1940 Santa Barbara Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA
93401

Telephone

(805) 548-1894

Website

http://www.ccrrf.com/

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