Edwards Open House – November 2017 – CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST GARDEN RAILROAD SOCIETY

Central California Coast Garden Railroad members gathered on a warm autumn Saturday in November to operate on the Buena Vista Railroad in Santa Margarita, CA. Although Mark and Michelle Edwards have hosted the public for the past two years during the Central Coast Railroad Festival, this is the first time their Disney theme park inspired railroad opened for CCCGRS members, their guests and their visiting equipment. Several members operated analog DC, DCC and battery powered model trains throughout the day.

CCCGRS members in attendance at Edwards' Open House — CCCGRS members enjoyed good food, fellowship and watching the trains operate on the Buena Vista Railroad in Santa Margarita, CA.

LGB Santa Fe Passenger consist descends the 2% grade of horseshoe curve along the newly formed western rock face. — LGB Santa Fe passenger consist descends the 2% grade of horseshoe curve along the newly formed western rock face.

Club members control visiting LGB Santa Fe passnger consist as it pulls out of the Main Street station. — Dennis Cementina & Walt Wajda observed the LGB Santa Fe passenger consist pull out of the Main Street Station passing siding.

(c) Mark S. Edwards — LGB Forney and Mogul wait along Main Street Station loading platform of the Buena Vista Railroad.

Mark Goodman and Dave Hayes discuss construction methods with host, Mark Edwards, along the western station rail yard. The newly installed cement “rock” work is in various stages of construction with painted (foreground) and raw, unpainted (background) examples shown.

Mark Goodman's battery powered Hartford Locomotive Works' logging engine passes a stationary LGB Porter waiting for tracks to be cleared of a "rock slide." — Mark Goodman’s battery powered Hartford Locomotive Works’ logging engine passes a stationary LGB Porter waiting for tracks to be cleared of a “rock slide.”