© 2017 by Jim Pattison
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About

This web page is to share my modeling of the Southern

Pacific’s Coast Line. The layout is set in the mid 1950s.

Nominally 1957 but only nominally. See the Known Errors

Page for some of the known things that don’t fit. Given the

constraint of space I have chosen to build my layouts around

various scenes or sections of the railroad. Current work is

found under 2020 in the bar above. Older work is shown by

year under the Layout History to the left. Not much happened

in 2018

Currently there are six main scenes (pictured below) Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Yard, Guadalupe/Betteravia , Gaviota Beach, and Salinas Valley (or maybe it will be the Ventura area). Santa Margarita was chosen because I lived there in 1956-57. The main thing the Southern Pacific did in Santa Margarita was add helpers to trains (or take them off) to assist them over the mountain between Santa Margarita and San Luis Obispo. Since I add helpers in Santa Margarita I need to remove them in San Luis Obispo which is why that is on the layout. Gaviota is on the layout because my wife and I were volunteer hosts at the State Park there in the winter. I thought building a model of the trestle would be a fun thing and it was. Guadalupe was chosen because it fits between San Luis Obispo and Gaviota plus it was a relatively small town and the depot there is a model I had already built. Current work will be found by clicking on the 2021 link above. Historical work will be found in the side bar to the left. Most pictures will enlarge when you click on them. Jim Pattison
Southern Pacific Coast Line Scenes
Layout History 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012-2013 The Minnesota Layout years 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004
Santa Margarita
Salinas/Ventura
Gaviota
Betteravia and the Union Sugar plant
Guadalupe
The San Luis Obispo lower yard. The upper yard is across from the depot
The shop store and power house area of the San Luis Obispo lower yard
These 4 are the San Luis Obispo Station area.
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Made with Xara

About

This web page is to share my modeling of the Southern Pacific’s Coast

Line. The layout is set in the mid 1950s. Nominally 1957 but only

nominally. See the Known Errors Page for some of the known things

that don’t fit. Given the constraint of space I have chosen to build my

layouts around various scenes or sections of the railroad. Current work

is found under 2020 in the bar above. Older work is shown by year

under the Layout History to the left. Not much happened in 2018

Currently there are six main scenes (pictured below) Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Yard, Guadalupe/Betteravia , Gaviota Beach, and Salinas Valley (or maybe it will be the Ventura area). Santa Margarita was chosen because I lived there in 1956-57. The main thing the Southern Pacific did in Santa Margarita was add helpers to trains (or take them off) to assist them over the mountain between Santa Margarita and San Luis Obispo. Since I add helpers in Santa Margarita I need to remove them in San Luis Obispo which is why that is on the layout. Gaviota is on the layout because my wife and I were volunteer hosts at the State Park there in the winter. I thought building a model of the trestle would be a fun thing and it was. Guadalupe was chosen because it fits between San Luis Obispo and Gaviota plus it was a relatively small town and the depot there is a model I had already built. Current work will be found by clicking on the 2021 link above. Historical work will be found in the side bar to the left. Most pictures will enlarge when you click on them. Jim Pattison