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