99. Pacific Coast Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pacific Coast Railroad, 9000 Yerba Buena Avenue, Santa Margarita, CA, 93453, United States
Like a magical vision from a bygone era, the steam-powered Pacific Coast Railroad never fails to enchant visitors to Santa Margarita Ranch. Founded by ranch co-owner Rob Rossi, the Pacific Coast Railroad follows a narrow-gauge loop around the ranch headquarters, offering wide-open views of the surrounding meadows and mountains.
The Pacific Coast Railroad honors the historic role of railroads in the development of Santa Margarita and the Central Coast. The PCRR is available for charter at weddings and special events, as well as occasional public events.
The railroad includes three locomotives, as well as four 5/8 scale passenger coaches from the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad dating back to the 1950s. This is a must-see railroad!

100. Rileyville Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Rileyville Railroad, 3445 Catalina Place, Paso Robles, CA, 93446-7746, United States
The Rileyville Railroad is named after our dog Riley, an 11-year-old Catahoula Leopard Hound. The 4-year-old railroad is improving with time. The railroad was created from our imagination. It does not represent a specific time or era but encompasses traits we find interesting in the hobby. It covers 550 sq. ft. and has a 220-ft. main line with 40 ft. of sidings. The layout features a 20 ft. long, 20-inch-high curved trestle, 8-ft.-long tunnel, Engine Yard, Rileyville Station, Farm, Rare Rock Mine, Cemetery, and a new Whimsical Giant Sea Shell Shop. Our scratch building improves with each project. We think we represent what Garden Railroading is all about: running trains, having fun with likeminded people and sharing our passion with others.
See a detailed description of the Rileyville Railroad here.

101. Conejo & Tortuga Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Conejo & Tortuga Railroad, 548 Moss Avenue, Paso Robles, CA, 93446-2766, United States
The Conejo and Tortuga Railroad is a free-lance designed layout of approximately 270 ft consisting of a large mountain and a distinctly mid 20’s western ghost town inspired by the movie “Rango”. The layout has recently undergone some major changes and additions such as the replacement of 10 feet of underground tunnel structure and addition of a spur line to a silver mine. The railroad is battery-powered only and operated using the Revolution 2.4GHz Train Engineer Transmitter and Revolution 2.4GHz On Board Receivers. All turnouts and turntable are hand operated. Welcome Aboard.
See a detailed description of the Conejo and Tortuga Railroad here.

102. Cementina Family Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Cementina Family Railroad, 8700 Pino Solo Avenue, Atascadero, CA, 93422-5547, United States
Deer Creek is a village from the 1900’s in the California Sierra Mountains. Activity at the station, a bluegrass band and a wedding at the chapel are a few of the vignettes you will discover. The layout was created in honor of Dennis Cementina who passed away in 2022. Rachel, who grew up enjoying her Dad’s garden railroad in two previous homes, really wanted the guests at her wedding in this backyard to enjoy the garden railroad Dennis had planned but was not able to execute. Thanks to the time and talent from the CCCGRS, the track was laid. Rachel’s uncle from San Diego and Uncle Joe from Tennessee added the finishing touches that bring the layout to life. We look forward to seeing those of you who can stop by to take a look.

103. Cascade Peak and Buena Vista Railway
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Cascade Peak & Buena Vista Railway, 6450 Park Hill Road, Santa Margarita, CA, 93453-8625, United States
The inspiration for our central California garden railway is the “Happiest Place On Earth.” Not one you might visit today, but one you knew growing up – or might have known if plans had developed as intended. This freelance 2300 sq. ft. layout is sighted above a “counter height” retaining wall. Denver and Rio Grande Western (LGB) rolling stock still operate under that historic herald on this tourist destination line. As with most projects of this scope, ours will never truly be finished, but the Main Street Trolley (50 ft.), perimeter loop (365 ft.), and Mine Train around through Nature’s Wonderland (100 ft.) are now complete. We invite you to preview these lands, in the hope you will return and share the excitement as our story unfolds.
See a detailed description of the Cascade Peak and Buena Vista Railway here.

104. M & M on Main Street Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | M & M on Main Street Railroad, 250 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA, 93442-2715, United States
The M & M on Main Street Railroad consists of a large irregular shaped oval with approximately 225 ft. of track divided into a single main with three by-pass tracks. Minimum and maximum radius of the curves are 2 ½ ft. and 3 ft., respectively. Several scratch-built structures, including houses, movie theater and retail shops have been added to honor their 14 grandchildren, 4 children and their spouses. Each engine is battery powered and radio controlled. To accommodate the various elevation of the yard, there are two, not yet complete, (but functional), trestle loops, and a ten-foot bridge.

105. MNL Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | MNL Railroad, 135 Big Canyon Court, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420-5101, United States
The MNL Railroad is a free-lance railroad sited on sloping terrain overlooking the picturesque Arroyo Grande Creek Valley. This garden railroad measures 80 ft. x 80 ft. with 700 ft. of track plus sidings. It features three swale-spanning bridges, a covered trestle with three tracks including a 70-ft. long storage track within the “mountainside”, a 13 ft. x 20 ft. lake fed by a waterfall that the train runs behind, a mountain/canyon section, and a large industrial area. Recent additions include several town street and park scenarios and dozens of scale figures. A separate upper track spans a large canyon on a suspension bridge.
See a detailed description of the MNL Railroad here.

106. Monarch & Sand Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Monarch & Sand Railroad, 480 Dixson Street, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420, United States
Children can appreciate the M&SRR while they happily play with livestock and tractors in our farm diorama and with clowns and attractions in our circus diorama. (They will not be allowed to play in our planned toxic derailment diorama.) Adults can enjoy our Airwire-controlled locomotives from walkways or from our patio, as the trains circulate on 300 ft. of track, consisting of a mainline, a yard, a loop, a wye, and an agricultural siding. Listen for our Western-Cullen-Hayes No. 333 Crossing Bell! Watch the M&SRR High Flyer! Note: Our recently landscaped yard features decomposed granite paths. Anyone needing to avoid them can come through our house. There are no steps. Also: Some surplus G and HO for sale. We look forward to seeing you!
See a detailed description of the MNL Railroad here.

108. Bitter Creek Western Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Bitter Creek Western Railroad, 2110 South Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420-5565, United States
The Bitter Creek Western Railroad is a privately owned 7.5-inch gauge railroad operated for the benefit of friends that like to play trains. The railroad includes 1.2 miles (9.6 scale miles) of mainline with many sidings and two rail yards across the scenic 7-acre parcel. Railroad facilities include fourteen steaming bays, a hydraulic lift and turntable. Along the route, visitors will find a car barn, bridges, trestles and tunnels. Most mainline switches are motorized with spring points. The Bitter Creek Western Railroad regularly hosts runs and regional meets. Public days are typically associated with fundraising events. Learn more at: www.bcwrr.org.

109. Orcutt & Islay Creek Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Orcutt & Islay Creek Railroad, 246 Eastbourne Terrace, Santa Maria, CA, 93455-3622, United States
The Orcutt & Islay Creek Railroad in Santa Maria, California is one of the longest, continuous operating garden railroads on the central coast. This “could have happened” railroad is modeled in the spirit of the Pacific Coast Railway, a 3-ft. narrow gauge railway that connected Port Hartford to Los Olivos via San Luis Obispo and other communities. The railroad is designed specifically to accommodate the unique needs of live steam locomotives and their consists. Thoughtful planning and construction allow easy roadbed and track maintenance, and continuous accessibility to rolling stock in motion. Kit and kit-bashed structures are gradually being replaced with scratch-built features, many of which include lighting and other effects.

110. J&W Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | J & W Railroad (extinct), 4301 Heather Circle, Santa Maria, CA, 93455-3911, United States
Guests can surround themselves with action at the J & W Railroad in Santa Maria, California. Multiple trains operate around the lawn and patio on one of the longest, continuous operating garden railroads on the central coast. This garden railroad consists of three separate loops, each with sidings, two of which have reversing capability. The three loops are interconnected and have access to a “rail yard” and two separate storage areas: an indoor patio and an outdoor train shed. These storage yards are protected from the elements and strategically placed allowing quick start-up and closing. The entire layout, including switches, is DCC controlled.

111. A&M Railroad
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | A & M Railroad, 4969 Coughlin Way, Santa Maria, CA, 93455-5035, United States
The A & M Railroad consists of two separate large-scale layouts. The original layout has been reconfigured into an 80-ft. oval featured in the center of the garden. In 2021, following 16 months of construction, the new 193-ft. triple main line was completed. This impressive layout is raised 30 inches from ground level for ease of operation and viewing. All three lines cross an arch top drawbridge allowing operators to access the center of the layout. Kit and kit-bashed structures, details and figures are distributed throughout creating unique scenes to delight visitors.

114. Carolwood Bitter Creek Southern
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Carolwood Bitter Creek Southern, 1650 Dawn Road, Nipomo, CA, 93444, United States
The Carolwood Bitter Creek Southern Railroad is a free-lance layout under construction with approximately 50 ft of LGB track completed. The outer loop is a dog bone and inner loop a circle for a trolley or speeder. This elevated railroad will be extended 200 feet along the 3-foot-high retaining wall. Many structures were salvaged from a “fallen” railroad and will need some paint and re-shingling. Some of the structures give it the “Old West” motif. The railroad is currently track-powered but will also have AirWire controlled battery power later. All turnouts are hand throw. Part 2 expansion is a scaled copy of the Walt Disney Barn to add a suspended oval of track(s) around the ceiling. “Disney” Barn will be open to see work in progress.

98. Halter Ranch Railroad – Adelaida Pacific Vineyard Route
2023-07-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Halter Ranch Railroad – Adelaida Pacific Vineyard Route, 8910 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
It was a lifelong dream of owner Hansjorg Wyss to ride on the trains in Switzerland where he grew up, but as a child his family could not afford it. But now he is making that dream a reality for guests visiting Halter Ranch Vineyard and Winery. The rolling stock roster currently includes 3 locomotives, 8 passenger cars, 1 caboose, 2 flat cars and a ballast car. Currently the route covers 3.25 miles of 15-inch gauge track, that is strategically placed to highlight the beauty of the estate. Trains transport guests past many highlights on the property, including pilot cottages, for those who fly into the winery and stay the night, multiple ponds, some that feature a catch and release fishing, olive groves, vineyards, you travel across a Swiss inspired covered bridge and through train tunnels. We welcome convention delegates to experience this one-of-a-kind estate on the Central California Coast.
Guests visiting the railroad are requested to arrive at the Halter Ranch Winery tasting room. Inform one of the wine hosts you are here to visit the railroad as part of the convention. The wine host will provide you with a detailed map directing you to the train map and associated parking.

Post-National Garden Railway Convention Tours
2023-07-11 | CA
Experience garden railroads of the central California coast following the 38th Annual National Garden Railway Convention. The Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society welcomes guests from around the world to tour seventeen railroads of many scales and gauges during this two-day event.

This is the current (08-Jul-2023) list of railroads hosting open days during the post-convention tour
98. Halter Ranch Railroad (15-inch gauge) (Paso Robles) [New Addition]
100. Rileyville Railroad (Paso Robles)
101. Conejo & Tortuga Railroad (Paso Robles)
102. Cementina Family Railroad (Atascadero)
99. Pacific Coast Railroad (1:1) (Santa Margarita)
103. Cascade Peak & Buena Vista Railway (Santa Margarita)
104. M & M on Main Street Railroad (Morro Bay)
113. San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum (HO) ([Tuesday Only, 9:00-noon]
105. MNL Railroad (Arroyo Grande)
106. Monarch & Sand Railroad (Arroyo Grande)
107. Norgrove Railway (1:1) (Arroyo Grande) [Tuesday Only]
108. Bitter Creek Western Railroad (7.5 inch gauge) (Arroyo Grande) [Monday Only]
114. Carolwood Bitter Creek Southern (Nipomo) [New Addition]
109. Orcutt & Islay Creek Railroad (Orcutt)
110. J&W Railroad (Santa Maria)
111. A&M Railroad (Orcutt)
112. [CANCELED] Western Pacific Railroad (Santa Ynez)

113. San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
2023-07-11 09:00 - 12:00 | San Luis Obsipo Railroad Museum, 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401, United States
Modelers from the Central Coast Model Railroad group will greet convention delegates during their weekly working session at the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Since 2013, the group has been building a historically accurate and realistic 1200 square foot HO-scale model train layout. The model depicts railroad operations on the Central Coast of California during the 1950s, when railroad operations were at their peak. A model of a steam locomotive on the Pacific Coast Railway is featured in a detailed scene representing Avila Beach and Port Harford, known today as Port San Luis. Rolling stock commonly seen in San Luis Obispo county after World War II are also featured on the layout.

101. Conejo & Tortuga Railroad
2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Conejo & Tortuga Railroad, 548 Moss Avenue, Paso Robles, CA, 93446-2766, United States
The Conejo and Tortuga Railroad is a free-lance designed layout of approximately 270 ft consisting of a large mountain and a distinctly mid 20’s western ghost town inspired by the movie “Rango”. The layout has recently undergone some major changes and additions such as the replacement of 10 feet of underground tunnel structure and addition of a spur line to a silver mine. The railroad is battery-powered only and operated using the Revolution 2.4GHz Train Engineer Transmitter and Revolution 2.4GHz On Board Receivers. All turnouts and turntable are hand operated. Welcome Aboard.

103. Cascade Peak & Buena Vista Railway
2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Cascade Peak & Buena Vista Railway, 6450 Park Hill Road, Santa Margarita, CA, 93453-8625, United States

107. Norgrove Railway
2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Norgrove Railway, 2449 Brady Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420, United States
The Norgrove Railway is a 2-ft. narrow gauge line that supports the Norgrove Garden vineyards and orchards. Although train rides will not be available, numerous pieces of rolling stock will be on-hand for guests to appreciate, including the “Buckeye”, a rare 0-4-0 locomotive (1935) from Berlin, Germany and a WWI-era, 2-6-2 trench locomotive built by Davenport Locomotive works. We know fans of all scales and gauges will appreciate the restored prototypical equipment, machinery and support facilities of this central coast “garden railroad.”

109. Orcutt & Islay Railroad
2023-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Orcutt & Islay Creek Railroad, 246 Eastbourne Terrace, Santa Maria, CA, 93455-3622, United States
