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Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)

Coordinates: 35°23′58″N 120°36′47″W / 35.399353°N 120.612930°W / 35.399353; -120.612930
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Pacific Coast Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersSanta Margarita Ranch
LocaleSan Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Dates of operation2000–present
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Length3.2 miles (5.1 km)

The Pacific Coast Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge tourist railroad located at the Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California.

Established in 2000 and completed in 2004 by San Luis Obispo entrepreneur Rob Rossi, the railroad sees only limited public operation. Phase 1 consisted of a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) loop around the most historic part of the ranch. The railroad currently operates three steam locomotives built between 1897 and 1968, and four of the original Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad Retlaw 1 passenger cars.[1] One of the locomotives, the No. 2 Roger Linn, was used in the Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman TV show. Other equipment includes an ex-International Railways of Central America caboose, business car Cuscatlan, and several ex-Denver & Rio Grande freight cars.

Equipment

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Rolling stock of the Pacific Coast Railroad[2]
No. Name Mfr. Wheel arr. Year Status Notes
1 Caroline Guiberson-Harpur 4-4-0 1968 Operational Originally built for AstroWorld in Houston
2 Roger Linn Vulcan 2-4-0 1922 Operational Originally built as a quarry engine, served in Lehigh, Illinois until 1960
3 Melodia H.K. Porter 2-6-2 1897 (1964) Operational Originally built as 0-6-2T for Barker & LePine Sugar Cane Co. of LaFourche Crossing, Louisiana; retired 1953 and rebuilt by Crown Metal Products as 2-6-2 in 1964.
102-105 "Retlaw One" Walt Disney Studios 1955 Operational Four passenger coaches; retired in the mid-1960s

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Carolwood Chronicle, Fall 2010" (PDF). Carolwood Pacific Historical Society. Fall 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pacific Coast Railroad Company [brochure]" (PDF). Pacific Coast Railroad Company. 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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35°23′58″N 120°36′47″W / 35.399353°N 120.612930°W / 35.399353; -120.612930