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| 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) |
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
| 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 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Carolwood Chronicle, Fall 2010" (PDF). Carolwood Pacific Historical Society. Fall 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Pacific Coast Railroad Company [brochure]" (PDF). Pacific Coast Railroad Company. 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2021.