Swanton Pacific Railroad - Davenport, California
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hotshoe
N 37° 03.710 W 122° 13.675
10S E 568641 N 4102010
One-third scale railroad at Cal Poly ranch
Waymark Code: WM5ANE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2008
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Cal Poly University (San Luis Obispo) operates a 3200 acre ranch which consists of redwood forest, cattle rangeland, crop acreage and apple orchards, to be used for field education. Swanton Pacific Ranch also includes this live-steam railroad operation, which echoes the railroading history of the area. The ranch is on land which was the end of the line from Santa Cruz (for a railroad which was planned to go to San Francisco).
The public is welcome to walk around the railroad tracks and equipment, and may wangle a ride along on volunteer work days if the engineers fire up the locomotives. At least one day a year is an open house, barbecue, and train rides all afternoon.
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Coordinates given are for the depot.
Visit Instructions:Provide a picture of something with the train or related to the train. Possible photos include the train itself at any location along the route, a picture of the scenery with part of the train in view, the kids borrowing the engineer’s hat or of a family member with one of the miniature r.r. crossing signs. Show us you had a good time visiting the train. If the train isn't running when you visit get a photo of one of the miniature railway related items that can be found in locations like this