The Pacific Coast Railroad is a narrow gauge tourist railroad located at the Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California.
Established in 2000 and completed in 2004 by San Luis Obispo entrepreneur Rob Rossi, the railroad sees only limited public operation. Phase 1 consisted of a loop around the most historic part of the ranch. The railroad currently operates three steam locomotives built between 1897 and 1968, and four of the original Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad Retlaw 1 passenger cars. One of the locomotives, the No. 2 Roger Linn, was used in the Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman TV show. Other equipment includes an ex-International Railways of Central America caboose, business car Cuscatlan, a ford model A railspeeder, and several ex-Denver & Rio Grande freight cars.
Equipment +Rolling stock of the Pacific Coast Railroad No. Name Mfr. Classification Year Status Notes 1 Caroline Guiberson-Harpur 1968 Under Restoration Originally built for AstroWorld in Houston 2 Roger Linn Vulcan 1922 Operational Originally built as a quarry engine, served in Lehigh, Illinois until 1960 3 Melodia H.K. Porter 1897 (1964) Operational Originally built as for Barker & LePine Sugar Cane Co. of LaFourche Crossing, Louisiana; retired 1953 and rebuilt by Crown Metal Products as 2-6-2 in 1964.7GEDiesel-electric switcherOperationalIn service since at least 2022; repainted in 2023,1SmittyMotor car1930Built from a Ford Model A and Fairmont A-3 parts.RB-1RailbusEx-Durango and Silverton. 102–105 "Retlaw One" Walt Disney Studios — 1955 3 Operational 1 Under restoration Four passenger coaches; retired in the mid-1960s 3410 Operational Used during Christmas season.DRGW 6629FlatcarOperationalConverted into a rider car as of 2022.Photo of the caboose with unit 7CabooseOperational
See also List of heritage railroads in the United States Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
References
External links Pacific Coast Railroad Company blog Santa Margarita Ranch official website