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Publisher
Charter Communications
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD ( 58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Local historian and author, Loren Nicholson, is the host and shares the history of railroads throughout SLO County by displaying his very popular book, Rails Across the Ranchos. He then gives a tour of the San Luis Obispo railroad roundhouse and depot then follows the rails down to locate the narrow gauge railroad area in Avila. The tour ends at Arroyo Grande.
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Series
Publisher
Arcadia Pub
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Formats
Description
"Diversity is the prime characteristic of the California Central Coast's many rail operations. Readers will be attracted by the varying scope of Central Coast--Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties--rail systems. They range from local horsecar services and the narrow-gauge electrified plant railroad that served the Santa Cruz Cement Company at Davenport to the Southern Pacific Railroad's Coast Line and its engineering marvel Cuesta Grade,...
Publisher
[distributed by Joan Sullivan through] artseen@charter.net
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The First Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival was held October 8-12, 2009 and featured the San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association, 'Modeling the Pacific Coast Railway,' by Dennis Pearson - the Ceremonial Driving of the Golden Spike and Walk of History, a self-directed history tour...thru the Historic San Luis Obispo Railroad District."--Typed summary on container.
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