© 2017 by Jim Pattison
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 2019 in the bar above. Older work is shown by
year under the Layout History to the left.
Currently there are four main scenes (pictured below) Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Salinas Valley (or maybe it will be the Ventura area), and Gaviota Beach. There are three scenes under construction or planned: Betteravia, Guadalupe, and the yard at San Luis Obispo. As work progresses on these I’ll update their picture below. 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 are 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. The final scene is in because one of the big industries supported by the railroad in those days was the transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables via refrigerated cars. This scene allows for a bunch of packing houses, ice plants and sidings. Current work will be found by clicking on the 2017 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
Santa Margarita
Salinas/Ventura
Gaviota
San Luis Obispo
Still under construction. See the 2017 page.
Betteravia and the Union Sugar plant
Coming soon: Guadalupe
Coming some day: The San Luis Obispo yard
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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 2019 in the bar above. Older work is shown by year
under the Layout History to the left.
Currently there are four main scenes (pictured below) Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Salinas Valley (or maybe it will be the Ventura area), and Gaviota Beach. There are three scenes under construction or planned: Betteravia, Guadalupe, and the yard at San Luis Obispo. As work progresses on these I’ll update their picture below. 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 are 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. The final scene is in because one of the big industries supported by the railroad in those days was the transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables via refrigerated cars. This scene allows for a bunch of packing houses, ice plants and sidings. Current work will be found by clicking on the 2017 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
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