2019 May Colony Magazine

celebrates the transcontinental railroad
The heritage of those that built the railroads will be honored
By Heather Young
The annual San Luis Obispo
Train Day, put on by the
SLO Railroad Museum,
will be held on Saturday,
May 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Train Day celebrates the 150th
anniversary of the completion of
the transcontinental railroad at
Promontory Summit, Utah on
May 10, 1869, and when the railroad
arrived in SLO 125 years ago.
“Train Day is a commemorative
event,” SLO Railroad Museum
Board Vice-President Stephanie
Hovanitz said. “We focus on when
the railroad arrived in San Luis
Obispo.”
Hovantiz’s husband and past
board member Karl Hovanitz said
the first train to San Luis Obispo
was southbound from San Francisco.
“This year, we’re putting a twist
on the event by celebrating the
heritage of those who built the
railroad,” Stephanie said.
Workers from Ireland and
China had a huge impact on the
railroad, so they will be honored
for making the railroad happen,
Stephanie said.
The event is a family-friendly
and open to all ages.
“I think it’s a great family
event,” Stephanie said. “Kids of
all ages love it. As adults we still
love trains. We’re all kids at heart.”
In addition to learning the history
of trains and the railroad in SLO
County, there will also be a chance
for attendees to become a member
of the museum.
“The youngest docent is 12 years
old,” Stephanie said. “He’s been a
train fan for as long as his mom can
remember.”
The week before Train Day, a
presentation about Southern Pacific
arriving in San Luis Obispo in
1894 will be given on Saturday, May
4 at 11 a.m. This linked San Luis
Obispo and other coastal cities with
the railroad’s Coastline route to
Northern California. The PowerPoint
presentation will be given by Andrew
Merriam, railroad historian and SLO
Railroad Museum board member.
There will be no train rides during
the event, though Stephanie said
there will be a children’s area with toy
Model trains are on display in the
SLO Railroad Museum
trains. For those want to add a train
ride to their day, the Coast Starlight
departs the San Luis Obispo at 3:35
p.m. and arrives at the Paso Robles
train station at 4:37 p.m. There are
no trains going south after 4:37 p.m.,
though the RTA has buses running
between the Paso Robles Train Station
and SLO. To get the bus schedule
and fares, go to SLOrta.org. To
book a ticket and see fares for Amtrak,
go to amtrak.com.
Admission to the museum is $5
per visitor 16 and older, $3 for those
4 through 15 and free for museum
members and children 3 and younger.
For more information about
Train Day or the SLO Railroad
Museum, go to SLOrrm.com.
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