October Membership Meeting & Social
2023-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom Video Communications
Join us online or by phone for information about on-going projects and upcoming events followed by an opportunity to visit with your favorite garden railway hobbyists.
Members will receive a meeting invitation and agenda via email prior to the meeting. Want to test your Zoom connection before the meeting? Just send us a request at: contact@cccgrs.org.
Not a member yet? We have been waiting for you to join us!

2023 Celebration of Appreciation
2023-10-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Cascade Peak & Buena Vista Railway, 6450 Park Hill Road, Santa Margarita, CA, 93453-8625, United States
The past 12-months been full with train runs, public displays, and rehabilitating garden railroads not to mention our members generously hosting major events such as the National Garden Railway Convention and Central Coast Railroad Festival.
It is time to celebrate the successes of 2023 while we share our appreciation and admiration for everyone’s contributions.
Watch your email for more details regarding this special event hosted at the Cascade Peak & Buena Vista Railway in Santa Margarita.

November Luncheon
2023-11-01 11:30 - 13:30 | Blast 825 Brewery – Arroyo Grande, 1462 East Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420, United States
The Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society luncheon is a monthly activity for members and friends who want to socialize and enjoy a good meal with friends and colleagues. Our lunches serve multiple purposes. Attendees will connect with local hobbyists, learn information important for the success of your garden railroad, and discover new opportunities, while supporting local small businesses.
Guests are always welcome, but please let us know in advance if you plan to attend. We would like to include you in reservation we provide to the restaurant prior to our visit.
Contact us at contact@cccgrs.org for more details about this month’s CCCGRS luncheon.

November Membership Meeting & Social
2023-11-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Video Communications

December Luncheon
2023-12-06 11:30 - 13:30 | Shaw’s Steakhouse & Tavern, 714 South Broadway, Santa Maria, CA, 93454, United States

Monarch & Sand Railroad POP UP Train Run
2023-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Monarch & Sand Railroad, 480 Dixson Street, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420, United States
Following our special holiday luncheon, join us for an even more special Pop-Up Train Run at the M&SRR. For months, everyone has heard the “buzz” about new remote controlled, battery powered trains. These have returned from their retrofit and are ready to run! Will and Lucinda have invited us to enjoy coffee and pie while you witness the unveiling of these treasured consists.

Charles Paddock Zoo Holiday Magic Train Display
2023-12-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Central Coast Zoo, 9305 Pismo Avenue, Atascadero, CA, 93422, United States
CCCGRS returns to the Charles Paddock Zoo (Atascadero) to present a holiday garden railroad layout as part of the popular annual Holiday Magic celebration. Several of our members have been designing a new layout that builds on our design used at the Norgrove Railway for the Central Coast Railroad Festival.
Set-up: 8-10:00 AM
Holiday Magic Festivities: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

December Membership Meeting & Social
2023-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Video Communications

January Luncheon
2024-01-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Milestone Tavern, 972 Foothill Boulevard, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
The Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society members and friends meet monthly to socialize and share a good meal with friends and colleagues. Attendees connect with local hobbyists, learn information important for the success of your garden railroad, and discover new opportunities, while supporting local small businesses.
Guests are always welcome, but please let us know in advance if you plan to attend. We would like to include you in reservation we provide to the restaurant prior to our visit.
Contact us at contact@cccgrs.org for more details about this month’s CCCGRS luncheon.

Membership Meeting
2024-01-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Video Communications
Join us online or by phone for information about on-going projects and upcoming events while visiting with your favorite garden railway hobbyists.
Members will receive a meeting invitation and agenda via email prior to the meeting. Want to test your Zoom connection before the meeting? Just send us a request at: contact@cccgrs.org.
Not a member yet? We have been waiting for you to join us!

February Luncheon
2024-02-07 11:30 - 13:30 | Taco Temple – Morro Bay, 2680 North Main Street, Morro Bay, CA, 93442, United States

Great Train Show, Ventura CA
2024-02-17 - 2024-02-18 | CA
More details regarding this event can be found at: https://www.greattrainshow.com/

March Luncheon
2024-03-06 11:30 - 13:30 | Bon Temps Creole Cafe, 1819 Osos Street, San Luis Obsipo, CA, 93401, United States

M&M on Main Street
2024-03-16 11:00 - 15:00 | M & M on Main Street Railroad, 250 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA, 93442-2715, United States
Mel and Marilyn Wammack will host their first train run for the Central California Coast Garden Railroad Society at the M & M on Main Street Railroad. This coastal garden railroad has been featured during both the 2023 Post-National Garden Railroad Convention and Central California Coast Railroad Festival Tours.
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.

April Luncheon
2024-04-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Blast 825 Brewery – Orcutt, 241 South Broadway, Orcutt, 93455, United States

Monarch & Sand Railroad Train Run
2024-04-20 11:00 - 15:00 | 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. We look forward to seeing you!
See a detailed description of the MNL Railroad here.

Rescheduled: Membership Meeting
2024-04-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Video Communications

May Luncheon
2024-05-01 11:30 - 13:30 | G Brothers Smokehouse, 885 East Foothill, San Luis Obsipo, CA, 93405, United States

Mountain View Railroad Train Run
2024-05-18 11:00 - 15:00 | Mountain View Railroad, 1905 View Drive, Santa Ynez, CA, 93460, United States
Join us for a special train run in the Santa Ynez Valley, with a sweeping vista of the Figueroa and Grass Mountains, at the Mountain View Railroad – a garden railroad where working G-gauge model trains navigate through sculpted miniature forests to delight the child within. Meandering through the walkways surrounded by 700 dwarf Alberta spruce and redwood trees, a visitor is transported into a Disneyesque environment with miniature trains making their way through forests, over bridges, by custom-built buildings and around a koi pond, with whistles signaling their passage. Don has a life-size caboose, which he built himself. It houses an authentic caboose seat, which holds a huge, serenading animatronic bear. In the garden stands a line shack that also was designed and built by Morgan with the help of his gardener. It is constructed out of uneven wood planks, and it is a favorite spot to sit and take in the expansive view, both of the mountains and of the garden railway. Don has a railroad lamp and lantern collection plus an operating wigwag and Griswold crossing devices.
Members are encouraged to bring both battery and track powered trains for this event. Guests should bring a lunch to enjoy and a dessert to share with others. Water and other drinks will be provided for your enjoyment.
Read more about Don Morgan’s Mountain View Railroad here.

June Luncheon
2024-06-05 11:30 - 13:30 | Paso Robles Brewing Company, 201 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA, United States

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - Free Day
2024-06-09 10:00 - 14:00 | San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Road, San Luis Obispo, California, 93405, United States
Join us during our first garden train display at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden! All the trains you love to watch will be joined by a special group of eggliners decorated as butterflies and bees for this seasonal Pollinator Event. Of course, we have a ladybird beetle joining the group as well.
El Chorro Regional Park charges a $3 per vehicle admission fee on weekends and holidays from April through September. Parking lots are located directly across from the garden.

July Luncheon
2024-07-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Shell Beach Brewhouse, 1527 Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449, United States

Charles Paddock Zoo Ice Cream Zoofari Train Display
2024-07-13 17:30 - 20:00 | Central Coast Zoo, 9305 Pismo Avenue, Atascadero, CA, 93422, United States
Cool down on a warm summer evening at the Charles Paddock Zoo (Atascadero) while you enjoy a our special garden railroad layout as part of the popular annual Ice Cream Zoofari event.
Set-up: 3:30-5:30 PM
Ice Cream Zoofari Festivities: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - Free Day
2024-07-14 10:00 - 14:00 | San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Road, San Luis Obispo, California, 93405, United States
Large scale trains running on display at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden!
El Chorro Regional Park charges a $3 per vehicle admission fee on weekends and holidays from April through September. Parking lots are located directly across from the garden.

August Luncheon
2024-08-07 11:30 - 13:30 | Rancho Nipomo BBQ, 108 Cuyama Ln, Nipomo, CA, 93444, United States
