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[Reverse chronological order]

Date Posted Description/Link
August 2, 2014 G: Reconstruction Begins
January 15, 2012 G: Matteo and Papa Bill
July 15, 2011 G: Run Day
May 13, 2011 G: Re-Varnishing
April 18, 2011 G: Re-Ballasting
October 8, 2010 G: Open House for the Central Coast Railroad Festival
October 6, 2010 G: KCOY/Fox Broadcast from the PB&J Railroad
August 22, 2010 Trips: Pacific Surfliner into L.A. and back to SLO
July 16, 2010 Trips: KC to CA by Southwest Chief and California Zephyr
February 28, 2010 G: First Run Day on a Completed Mainline (all the way to the back)!
June 19, 2009 G: Taking Shape!
May 31, 2009 G: The Kids Run the New Train
May 30, 2009 G: More "Garden", and a New Train
February 24, 2009 G: Putting the "Garden" in Garden Railroad
February 22, 2009 Trips: Two Railroad-related Wineries near Paso Robles, CA
January 5, 2009 Newspaper article runs again in Santa Maria Times. Links/PDFs are here.
January 1, 2009 Trips: Poppop's Travelogue Quilt
December 27, 2008 Trips: SLO to LA (and Philippe French Dip!)
December 13, 2008 G: Population Explosion (and newspaper articles)
October 17, 2008 G: 2nd bridge is done!
October 14, 2008 G: 2nd bridge construction continues
October 12, 2008 G: 2nd bridge construction continues
September 29, 2008 G: 2nd bridge construction begins
June 3, 2008 G: Enginehouse, Mission, etc.
June 2, 2008 G: Progress...
May 28, 2008 Canadian Rockies by Train, May 20-26, 2008
May 17, 2008 G: Oak Way Division bridge progress
G: Oak Way Division bridge is in
April 27, 2008 G: Oak Way Division Begins, December, 2007
G: Oak Way Division Bridge Installation Begins, April 26, 2008
June 21, 2007 G: PB&JRR Official Celebrates 80th Birthday, June 19, 2007
May 16, 2007 This property is for sale.
May 14, 2007 G/7.5: "First and Last" Open House
February 24, 2007 G/7.5: Run Day
January 30, 2007 Amtrak trip: KC-CHI-LA-GroverBeach, January 24-28, 2007
December 23, 2006 Saturday Run Day
December 9, 2006 Birthday Cake Train, 12/8/06
November 25, 2006 Trips: Railtown Santa Train, 11/24/06
October 28, 2006 7.5": The Play Yard is Defined
September 20, 2006 7.5": Sam, Serafina, and the Little Train (a story by Mrs. Foster's Second Grade Class)
September 10, 2006 7.5": Huskie construction
September 9, 2006 7.5": Acquires a Pacific Electric Caboose
August 27, 2006 7.5": New Speeder!
August 23, 2006 G/7.5": Crossover's All But Done
August 19, 2006 G: More on the Crossover, and a Little Running
August 18, 2006 G/7.5": Crossover, the Mission
August 14, 2006 G: The Mission (and More) (8/13/06)
7.5: Serafina Re-enacted plus Sam
July 15, 2006 G/7.5: Serafina's First Birthday Party
July 14, 2006 7.5: Final Prep for Tomorrow's Big Day
July 13, 2006 7.5: Spur Ties Are In, Huskie Work Continues
July 11, 2006 7.5: Spur Gets Used
7.5: Updated the Tour / Trestle/Bridge pics
July 10, 2006 7.5: A Very Big Day on the PB&J, July 9, 2006
7.5: World's Smallest Yard Begins, Trestle/Bridge Opportunity
7.5: updated the About page map
July 8, 2006 7.5: Silver Spike Moment
July 7, 2006 7.5: Sam and Serafina
July 4, 2006 7.5: Track Progress
July 2, 2006 7.5: Huskie Kit, Track Progress
July 1, 2006 Water Fun, June 30, 2006
7.5: Huskie Kit, Track Progress, July 1, 2006
June 24, 2006 7.5: Huskie Kit, Track Tested
June 18, 2006 7.5: To the Driveway
June 17, 2006 7.5: To the Front Yard Switch
June 9, 2006 G: Mission and Trestle
June 4, 2006 7.5: Phlatt Car Christening
June 3, 2006 7.5: Track, Phlatt, and TJ's Birthday
May 30, 2006 7.5: Ties and Lights
May 27, 2006 7.5: Ties and Sandboat, May 18
7.5: Sandboat, May 24
7.5: Track, Phlatt, and Fun, May 27
May 16, 2006 7.5: Phlatt Car Trucks
May 14, 2006 7.5: 40 Feet of Track
May 13, 2006 7.5: Sam's Birthday Party
April 1, 2006 7.5: Finally, some track work
March 3, 2006 7.5: Phlatt Car Takes on Color
February 25, 2006 G: Mission and Trestle
February 20, 2006 7.5: Phlatt Car work continues
February 14, 2006 February 14, 2006 - G: New Construction
February 12, 2006 - 7.5: Phlatt Car and a Swing
February 11, 2006 Amtrak trip: Southwest Chief, Empire Builder, Coast Starlight
January 2, 2006 G: January 2, 2006 - Storm Watch 2006
December 31, 2005 A PB&JRR picture (Serafina's first ride on the railroad) from July 21, 2005 won Third Place in DiscoverLiveSteam.com's 2005 Photo Contest.
November 13, 2005 7.5: The Far Turn and a Coconut Tree
November 6, 2005 7.5: Ballast, Ties, Geometry
October 21, 2005 7.5: Ties and Macadamia Nuts, 10/16/05
October 15, 2005 7.5: Around the Far House
October 9, 2005 7.5: Rail bending, more ties
September 29, 2005 G: Station in place
September 25, 2005 G/7.5: 9/24 Update
September 20, 2005 7.5: Added information about Knoebel's Grove to the September 11 page
G/7.5: Update
September 11, 2005 7.5: Regusci Branch, Pathway, Party
September 6, 2005 7.5: Regusci Branch Pathway
September 5, 2005 7.5: Regusci Branch Construction Continues
September 4, 2005 7.5: Regusci Branch Construction Begins
August 31, 2005 7.5: Grade crossing, 08/30/05
August 30, 2005 7.5: Ballasting, 08/29/05
August 29, 2005 G: Running No. 30, 08/28/05
August 28, 2005 G: On to Fosterville, 08/27/05
August 24, 2005 7.5: No. 3 Rides Again, 08/23/05
August 22, 2005 7.5: Handcar arrives, 8/20/05
G: Line to the farmstead and mine, 8/19/05
August 14, 2005 7.5: First Work "Train"
August 13, 2005 G: Two Trains Running
August 11, 2005 G: Update, plus firepit rocks and the baby
August 10, 2005 7.5": Update (8/9/05)
G: Update (8/9/05)
August 8, 2005 7.5": Extending 7.5" Track
August 7, 2005 7.5": A few pics (plus Thomas the Tank)
G: The Wye, and on to Three Trees
August 5, 2005 G: Update
About: Updated the map with G-scale diagram
August 1, 2005 G: First Train; Progress
July 30, 2005 7.5": Firepit and Track Laying
G: G-Scale Gets Going
July 27, 2005 7.5": Firepit and Track Laying
July 23, 2005 7.5": Signage and Track Bending
July 21, 2005 7.5": Welcome aboard, Serafina!
July 17, 2005 7.5": fire pit continues; No. 3 runs at BCWRR
July 16, 2005 7.5": fire pit and rock area begins
July 12, 2005 7.5": 30 feet complete, first car arrives
July 11, 2005 7.5": Track laying continues
July 9, 2005 7.5": Track laying begins!
July 4, 2005 7.5": No. 3 is acquired!
June 26, 2005 PB&JRR personnel take the Coast Starlight to Seattle, June 18-25, 2005.
June 17, 2005 7.5": ties arrive.
June 15, 2005 Added a PB&J Railroad gift shop.
June 9, 2005 The fence is done on June 9, 2005.
June 4, 2005 Posted June 4, 2005 fence construction pictures.
May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 fence construction pictures.
May 28, 2005 Posted May 28, 2005 fence construction pictures.
May 26, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 fence construction pictures.
May 25, 2005 Added sections: G-scale, 7.5" Gauge, News, Links, and About.
May 24, 2005 This web site began.


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