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San Luis Obispo Facilities
Modeling the Pacific Coast Railway’s San Luis Obispo
Facilities
By Tom Knapp, MMR#101
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San Luis Obispo Facilities
Acknowledgement
The historical material and the survey maps
presented in this clinic are courtesy of and with
permission of Curt Johnson, author of “The Pacific Coast Railway –
Central California’s Premier Narrow Gauge”
(Benchmark Publications)
BOOK PHOTO
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Map of California
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Interchange with the Southern Pacific standard gauge via transfer loading dock
Pacific Coast Railways terminal, warehouses, shops and yard in San Luis Obispo
Port Harford (Port San Luis) yard and turntable on shore and trackage on wharf with covered warehouse on wharf
Electrified branch from Santa Maria to sugar plant in Betteravia
End-of-the line at Los Olivos with warehouse, station, turntable – and the famous Union Hotel
SIGNIFICANT LAYOUT DESIGN ELEMENTS
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Aerial photo of present site with photo montage
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North
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Depot
DepotOriginal
With two story addition added in 1920’s
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Roundhouse, Shop &
Turntable
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Turntable
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Paint Shop
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Car Barn
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Hand Car House
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Sand House
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Sanborn Map
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Layout Plan
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“Ultralight” Nn3 Modules
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Layout Plan with framing
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“Ultralight” Module Legs
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Construction photos
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Construction photos
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Construction photos
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Construction photos
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Construction photos
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Layout Plan with framing
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Layout Plan with framing
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Construction photos
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Aerial View of Completed Modules
Finished aerial photo of modules
Depot“Bean” Warehouse
Car Barn
Water Tank Paint Shop
RoundhouseMachine Shop
Freight StationSand House
Oil Tank
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Port Harford (Port San Luis) yard and turntable on shore and trackageon wharf with covered warehouse on wharf
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