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November 10, 2021 by da_admin Leave a Comment

CASA of SLO County received a Local Grants Award from Union Pacific Railroad’s Community Ties Giving Program. This year, Union Pacific’s program granted $5.5 million to organizations across the country. Congratulations to CASA of SLO County and a big Thank You! to Union Pacific Railroad.

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September 27, 2020 by da_admin Leave a Comment

And this pier was the beginning of the Pacific Coast Railway that connected Avila-Port San Luis with the city of San Luis Obispo and eventually much of south SLO county and north SB county. The History Center of San Luis Obispo County is celebrating World Maritime Day with a look back to Port San Luis around the turn of the century. Beginning in 1860s and 1870s, piers and wharves were being built across SLO County’s coastline to connect our towns with the shipping vessels that allowed locals to buy, sell, and travel to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and beyond.

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September 10, 2020 by da_admin Leave a Comment

David Middlecamp of the SLO Tribune did a video story about the arrival of a second Southern Pacific PMT trailer at the SLO Railroad Museum. See the Collections page for more information.

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July 20, 2020 by da_admin Leave a Comment

Then and Now, Stenner Creek Bridge, San Luis Obispo, California. Image taken 1908-1909 by Frank Aston of San Luis Obispo, from the Michael J. Semas Collection, Cal Poly. Thanks to David Middlecamp for finding and sharing. See the Facebook post for more information.

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