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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum

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Collection

La Cuesta
Pacific Coast Railway (PCRy) #1200
Pacific Coast Railway (PCRy) #706 – Boxcar to Restrooms
Plymouth Diesel Locomotive #2038
Railroad Handcar
Southern Pacific Sugar Beet Gondola
Southern Pacific #1886 Caboose
Southern Pacific Tank Car
Southern Pacific Boxcar Class B-50-13
Southern Pacific Concrete Telephone Booth
Velocipede Hand Car
Wig Wag Crossing Signal
Northwest Motor Company Speeder
Southern Pacific Fairmont MT-19A Inspection Car
Southern Pacific Flat Car
Southern Pacific’s Pacific Motor Trucking Trailer
Mine Ore Cart
Carpenter’s Wheeled Toolbox
Railroad Mechanics’ Wheeled Toolbox


History and Stories

Union Switch and Signal (US&S) H-2 Searchlight POT Signal
The Pat Nagano Story
Railway Express Agency (REA)
A Five-year Wait for the Train (building a railroad over Cuesta Grade)
Another Seven Years to Close “The Gap” (from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara)
San Luis Obispo Dairy Industry
Santa Maria Valley Railroad Facts
Southern Pacific Heroes at Honda Point
Locomotive Operations


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Our Mission: Promote California Central Coast railroad heritage through community participation, education, and historic preservation.

The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum is a California corporation with a section 501(c)(3) status as a not-for-profit organization.

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Open Saturday Only
10AM to 4PM

1940 Santa Barbara Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-548-1894

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