San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum (SLORRM)
Great news! The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum is now a Co-Host for the Coast Rails 2014 PCR Convention. Members in good standing of the SLORRM may participate in the convention without joining the NMRA!
OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
1940 Santa Barbara Street, San Luis Obispo
- Docents will be on hand to provide explanations and guidance
- 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Inside the Museum:
- - Pacific Coast Railway at Avila model railroad will be running
- - Lower benchwork for SP Coast Line is under construction to cabinet-makers quality
- - Artifacts and displays of local railroads from the 1870s to the present
- - Company Store with a variety of items for sale
- 10:30 AM & 2:00 PM – Andrew Merriam, MMR #533, will present a 30-minute discussion of how the model railroad evolved and how they derived their standards and operations
- 11:00 AM – Walking tour of the Emily Street restoration yard including:
- - 1923 Southern Pacific outside braced boxcar
- - SP wooden caboose (class C-30-1)
- - short PMT trailer
- - several narrow gauge boxcars
- - and a lot of miscellaneous stuff
Brad LaRose, SLORRM President, will be giving a clinic at the Sands, Friday, 10:30 AM, in the Starlight Room, on the history of the development of rail travel in San Luis Obispo County and an overview of the history of the Museum. This clinic is a must-see if you plan on visiting the Museum.
03/18/14, 12:30 PM
The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, 1940 Santa Barbara Street, is a regional non-profit educational institution, founded to preserve and present the railroad history of California and specifically the Central Coast. Collecting, restoring and displaying relevant railroad artifacts, photographs and documents in its goal. This effort is supplemented by creating models, displays and graphics, as well as operating historic railroad equipment to facilitate a better understanding of how railroads have affected the San Luis Obispo area's social, cultural and economic history.
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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum Open House Photo used with permission |
History of the 1894 Historic Museum Freighthouse: Originally built with the San Luis Obispo Depot upon arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1894, the 32' x 150' freight house served to load and transfer goods between the SP and the local narrow gauge, Pacific Coast Railway which linked San Luis Obispo with other towns in the County, State and Nation. The freight house remains intact today and is one of the oldest railroad structures in San Luis Obispo County. It is located at 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue, just south of the SLO Amtrak Station. Be sure to stop by for a visit.
The SLORRM website is: www.slorrm.com
Annual memberships available!
| Individual Membership | $36.00 | |
| Family Membership | $60.00 |
SLORRM memberships may be purchased on the SLORRM website or on the Coast Rails 2014 "Company Store" page.
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