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2023 Central Coast Railroad Festival: October 6-8, 2023

The CCRRF is a broad-based festival which focuses on railroading of many types with an eye towards the beauty of the central coast of California. For more information, please visit the CCRRF's web site and the SLORRM's web site. IFRR-member Curtis Reinhardt founded the Central Coast Railroad Festival in 2009.

Parlor Car Chats, 2020-2021

During the COVID pandemic, the railroad museum, to which IFRR member Curtis Reinhardt and your webmaster belong, developed a series of online "chats" about various railroad topics in the U.S. All were video recorded for later viewing any time. The roughly 60-minute videos are indexed here. One Chat is about a railroad mentioned in the October 2022 Smokestack: the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad in Colorado, U.S. Enjoy!

Letter from Holger Knaack, RI President, August 21, 2020

Kudos and thank you, here.

From Michael Longford, June 19, 2020

Photos from Mansfield to Worksop and Nigel Gresley at the MYMR, here.

From the Webmaster, April 17, 2020

Interesting news from the Central Coast Railroad Festival, particlularly a free online railroad photo/art conference TOMORROW. Click here.

President Bob Shares, July 2019

A few Personal Interests: the Lynton and Barnstaple, Woody Bay Station, some trams (streetcars), and Wunderland

150th Golden Spike Anniversary, May 10-12, 2019

Courtesy of the webmaster, here are some pics and stories from the newly restored "Big Boy" UP #4014's journey to Ogden, UT and the 150th anniversary celebration of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, UT:
Ogden, UT, Big Boy #4014 and #844
150th Golden Spike anniversary at Promontory Summit, UT
Caught #4014 and #844 leaving Ogden

Train Talk, January 2019

Courtesy of the editor, Ted Freeman, here's a newsletter from the Toowoomba Model Railway Club, Inc., Train Talk, January 2019

The Green Signal, February 1998

A 1998 newsletter of the IRRFR (International Rail Road Fellowship of Rotarians). More...

Railroading, Rotary, and the IRRFR

by Don & Annette Schiller, Prescott, AZ. More...

January 2017 St. Paul to Chicago

Acting IFRR President Bill Reinhardt celebrates his 90th birthday with his kids on an Amtrak trip from St. Paul, MN, to Chicago, IL. More...

September 2016 St. Louis, Missouri

Members Bill and Curtis Reinhardt visit the Museum of Transportation and Gateway Arch in St. Louis. More...

2014 Sydney Convention

A Visit to the Sydney Tramway Museum. More...

Central Coast Railroad Festival Wine-Rail Excursions

Central Coast Railroad Festival is now offering private Wine Rail Excursions. The trips include a ride on the Coast Starlight up or down the scenic and historical Cuesta Grade between Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, California, complimentary wine tasting and rail history. Special Excursions are also offered on the Pacific Surfliner between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, California. Click here for more info.

Central Coast Railroad Festival

IFRR-member Curtis Reinhardt is the founder and director of the Central Coast Railroad Festival (CCRRF). The CCRRF is a broad-based festival which focuses on railroading of many types with an eye towards the beauty of the central coast of California. It's designed to attract the attention of avid and casual rail fans as well as curious folks from across the Western United States. It presents historical, educational and recreational events for local citizens, the area's large population of second-home owners and visitors. The sixth CCRRF will take place October 8-11, 2015. The recently opened San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum will help with the organization of the 2015 Festival. For more information, please visit the CCRRF's web site and the SLORRM's web site.

2009 Birmingham RI Convention

Reinhardts visited the National Railway Museum in York, England. More...