The "Pacific Coast Railroad" follows a narrow-gauge loop around the ranch headquarters. The railroad includes three engines,
as well as four 5/8 scale passenger coaches from the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad dating back to the 1950s. Taken in September of 2012.
(Tracey Adams from Atascadero, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
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. 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
Rolling stock of the Pacific Coast Railroad
| 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 as 2-6-2 in 1964 |
| 102-105 | "Retlaw One" | Walt Disney Studios | — | 1955 | Operational | Four passenger coaches; retired in the mid-1960s |
Santa Margarita Ranch Pacific Coast Railroad
Here's a feature on The Pacific Coast Railroad at the Santa Margarita Ranch.
Overview
Headquarters: Santa Margarita Ranch
Locale: San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Dates of operation: 2000–present
Technical
Track gauge: 3 ft (914 mm)
Length: 3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Contact Information
Santa Margarita Ranch Headquarters
9000 Yerba Buena, Santa Margarita
Email: events@historicsmr.com
Phone: (805) 540-3214
Mailing Address:
750 Pismo Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Website: https://historicsantamargaritaranch.com/
