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California's Central Coast Railroad History

SP Mill & Lumber
Southern Pacific Mill & Lumber, San Luis Obispo, circa 1915

Southern Pacific Railroad History

The Worlds Most Beautiful Train by Dr. Walter Rice, Phd.
Reprinted with permision of JournalPlus Magazine & Dr. Walter Rice

Closing the Southern Pacific Coastal Gap by Loren Nicholson
Reprinted with permision of JournalPlus Magazine & Loren Nicholson

The Coast Line, A History
The Ferroequinologist, June 1984, Central Coast Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society


Pacific Coast Railway History

San Luis Obispo's Other Railroad - The PCRy by Dr. Walter Rice, Phd.
Reprinted with permision of JournalPlus Magazine & Dr. Walter Rice

Pacific Coast Railway Map
PCRy Right-of-Way Map by Frederick Shaw

Pacific Coast Railway on Film
Diamond Jim, A 1935 Film featuring the Original PCRy


Local Railroad History

San Luis Obispo, A Brief Description from 1931
Economic Geography, V. 7, No. 3, July 1931, Excerpt from Article by John Wesley Coulter


animated steam train
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