Pacific Coast Railroad Company

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The Pacific Coast Railroad Company (not to be confused with the historic Pacific Coast Railway, abandoned in the early 1940s) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge tourist railroad located at the Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California.

Established in 2000, it is the brainchild of San Luis Obispo enterpreneur Rob Rossi and, as of this time, sees only limited public operation. Phase 1 consisted of a 1.5 mi (2 km) loop around the most historic part of the ranch, soon to be followed by a two-mile extension towards Highway 101. The railroad currently operates three steam locomotives built between 1897 and 1968, and the original Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad "Retlaw One" coaches. One of them, the #2 Roger Linn, was used in the "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" TV show. Other equipment includes an ex-International Railways of Central America caboose and business car "Cuscatlan" and several ex-Denver & Rio Grande freight cars.