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[Reverse chronological order]

Date Posted Description/Link
May 10, 2008 Pacific Coast Roundup at the Pacific Coast Railway, Santa Margarita Ranch
May 1, 2008 Announced the Winners of the 2007 DLS/BCWRR Web Site Excellence Awards
April 22, 2008 Updated the Toonerville Trolley story with a picture from 1970s Los Angeles Live Steamers
April 20, 2008 SLORRM Train Fest
April 19, 2008 Saturday Work Day
April 17, 2008 Added Jack's photos to the 3/30/08 Choo Chew Sunday page
April 6, 2008 SMVRR Speeder Run
April 2, 2008 Added some Ken Kelley photos to the Choo Chew Sunday page.
April 1, 2008 Voting opens for the DLS/BCWRR Website Excellence Awards. Voting closes April 30.
March 30, 2008 Posted Choo Chew Sunday.
March 29, 2008 Posted today's Work session.
March 21, 2008 Posted Berkshire in the Pit to the Stories section.
March 17, 2008 March 31 deadline set for DLS/BCWRR Web Site Excellence Nominations.
Posted a sample article/interview for winners of the web site contest (a prize of sorts).
February 27, 2008 Posted the DLS/BCWRR Web Site Excellence Awards page. Nominations are now being accepted!
February 25, 2008 Updated the For Sale page
February 17, 2008 Presidents Weekend: Feb 17
February 16, 2008 Presidents Weekend: Feb 16, 16b
January 26, 2008 Saturday Work Day
December 30, 2007 Three BCWRR pics placed in DiscoverLiveSteam.com's 2007 Photo Contest:
1. "In the early morning", third place "low light"
2. "Lost in the steam", third place "realistic"
3. "Perspective of the Pygmy Fireman", second place "realistic" by Ed Kelley, taken at the August 2007 Narrow Gauge Meet. "Peering from the left side of the impeccably-detailed cab of a 2-1/2" scale K-36. The air tanks of a lilliputian C&S 70 are seen in the distance."
December 18, 2007 Posted the La Condesa Manual (PDF, 4.8mb).
December 13, 2007 Updated the Events page for 2008.
POSTPONED Dec 15-16 to Dec 22-23.
November 18, 2007 Sunday Run Day
October 29, 2007 SLORRM Fall Train Fest, October 28, 2007
October 5, 2007 Adjusted the Schedule:
Oct 18-21 there will be no activities here; join many of us at the Maricopa Live Steamers Fall Meet.
Oct 27 will be a Saturday Work Day immediately preceding Sunday's (Oct 28) Fall Train Fest.
September 23, 2007 Posted SMVRHM's Choo Chew Saturday, September 23, 2007
August 31, 2007 Cancelled Sept 15-16 work/run weekend. Tunnel #1 is torn up for the rebuild.
August 18, 2007 Added Jack Bodenmann's pics to the Narrow Gauge Meet
August 12, 2007 Posted Narrow Gauge Meet
Added an 0-6-0 project to the For Sale page.
August 11, 2007 Posted Narrow Gauge Meet
July 24, 2007 Added an 0-4-0, 3"-scale, live steam loco to the For Sale page.
July 22, 2007 SLORRM Train Fest
July 21, 2007 Work Day
July 15, 2007 BCWRR supports a fundraiser at the Pacific Coast Railroad, July 14, 2007.
Added a 7.5" gauge railroad property in Nipomo to the For Sale page.
July 1, 2007 Added July 22nd SLO Railroad Museum Summer RailFest to the Events and Rides schedules
May 6, 2007 Pacific Coast Roundup
May 5, 2007 Pacific Coast Roundup
May 4, 2007 Pacific Coast Roundup: Preparations
April 25, 2007 Added Jill's pictures to Chew Choo Saturday
April 21, 2007 Chew Choo Saturday
April 15, 2007 More Work Day
April 14, 2007 Work Day
March 25, 2007 Daniel Visits the Pacific Coast Railroad (Santa Margarita Ranch)
March 24, 2007 Daniel Visits the BCWRR
March 18, 2007 A Speeder group visits the BCWRR
March 2, 2007 Check out "Live Steam Tracks" on the Links page
February 19, 2007 GVRR Acquires New Speeder, January 21, 2007
February 17, 2007 Presidents' Weekend Meet: February 17
January 20, 2007 Added Jack Bodenmann's pics to MLK Meet: 12a, 12b
January 15, 2007 Posted MLK Weekend Meet, 15th
January 14, 2007 Posted MLK Weekend Meet, 14th
January 7, 2007 BCWRR web site wins Discover Live Steam's 2006 Website Excellence Award, for the third year in a row.
December 18, 2006 Added Make-a-Wish: Will to the Stories page
December 17, 2006 Posted today's Run Day
December 16, 2006 Posted today's Work Day
December 10, 2006 Posted 2007 Schedule and 2007 Public Ride Days
November 26, 2006 Posted High Country Railroad No. 8 on the Stories page
November 4, 2006 Added a page of pics from Jack Bodenmann to Choo Chew Saturday
Added a page of pics from Jack Bodenmann to Train Fest
October 29, 2006 Posted SLORRM Train Fest
September 30, 2006 Posted Choo Chew Saturday
Posted Ron Nelson, Sr., September 18, 2006
September 24, 2006 Posted today's Work Day
September 23, 2006 Posted today's Work Day
September 9, 2006 Added a Work Weekend on Sept 23-24 to the Events page
September 2, 2006 Posted Progress on the Mtn Div carbarn (recently)
August 29, 2006 Added a Mike Massee video clip to the Narrow Gauge Meet page
August 28, 2006 Posted Dennis' Pics
August 19, 2006 Posted Track work this past week
August 13, 2006 Posted Narrow Gauge Meet: August 13, 2006
August 12, 2006 Posted Narrow Gauge Meet: August 12, 2006
August 10, 2006 Added a Mike Massee video clip to the July 4th page
August 4, 2006 Posted Mountain Division Progress
July 13, 2006 Posted 4th of July
June 19, 2006 Posted today's Triennial Ramble (To Train Mountain)
May 21, 2006 Updated Public Ride Days
May 20, 2006 Posted today's Work Day
May 6, 2006 Posted Pacific Coast Roundup at the Santa Margarita Ranch Pacific Coast Railroad
April 29, 2006 Posted SMVRHM's Choo Chew Saturday
April 22, 2006 Posted SMVRHM Work Day
April 20, 2006 Corrected dates on the Events page: Train Mountain Ramble North to Triennial will be June 19-20.
April 1, 2006 Posted Model A Club Visits the BCWRR
March 26, 2006 Posted SLORRM Fundraiser
February 25, 2006 Posted February 25, 2006, just a Saturday...
February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 of the Presidents' Weekend Run
January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 of the MLK Weekend Run
January 12, 2006 Added a link to some Bob Lyon BCWRR pics to the MLK 2005 page and the April 2005 Choo Chew Saturday page. Thanks, Bob!
January 5, 2006 Updated Events page and Public Ride Days page for 2006
December 31, 2005 A BCWRR picture from July 3, 2005 won "Honorable Mention" in DiscoverLiveSteam.com's 2005 Photo Contest.
November 30, 2005 Updated Events page (changed MLK dates in January)
November 20, 2005 Posted Run Day
November 19, 2005 Posted Work Day
November 11, 2005 Posted Ad Hoc Work Day
October 30, 2005 Posted "Big Boy" Day
October 29, 2005 Posted Choo Chew Saturday
October 23, 2005 Posted Sunday Run Day
October 22, 2005 Posted Saturday Work Day
September 29, 2005 Changed October Work/Run dates to October 22-23, 2005 [Rides, Events]
September 25, 2005 Posted Fall Train Festival 2005
September 19, 2005 Updated Public Ride Dates page.
Added Sept 17c and 18 pics.
September 18, 2005 Posted September 17 Work Day
September 10, 2005 Updated Events and Public Ride Dates pages
August 23, 2005 Added some Peter Moseley pics from the Narrow Gauge Meet
August 22, 2005 Added August 20 of the Narrow Gauge Meet
August 19, 2005 Narrow Gauge Meet, Day 1
August 5, 2005 Updated the Events page and the Rides page
August 3, 2005 Bitter Creek Western Railroad web site wins Discover Live Steam's Website Excellence Award for the 2nd year!
July 23, 2005 SMVRR Caboose No. 210 arrives
July 17, 2005 Post Run Day pics
July 16, 2005 Post Work Day pics
July 10, 2005 Noted that the coming Member Work Day (July 16) is for significant track work.
July 6, 2005 Posted Toonerville Trolley on the Stories page
July 4, 2005 Posted July 3 pics
July 2, 2005 Posted July 2 pics
July 1, 2005 Put Pete Thorp's picture on the Home page
June 20, 2005 Updated the Public Ride Days page
May 23, 2005 Run Day, 5/22/05
May 21, 2005 Today's Work Day
May 8, 2005 Posted Pacific Coast Railroad Roundup, May 7-8, 2005
May 1, 2005 Posted Choo Chew Saturday, 4/30/05
April 18, 2005 Posted Work Day 4/16 and Run Day 4/17
March 14, 2005 Added a third page of pics from the March 12-13, 2005 weekend
March 13, 2005 Posted pics from March 13, 2005 Run Day
February 20, 2005 Posted pics from February 20, 2005 (President's Day Run)
February 19, 2005 Added a Public Ride Information page
February 12, 2005 Progress on the car barn in the Mountain Division
February 11, 2005 Added a third page of pics to the MLK Run section
February 8, 2005 See Times-Press-Recorder article 2/4/05 about the BCWRR
January 16, 2005 Posted MLK Weekend 1/16/05
January 9, 2005 Posted Chancey Junction Station Restoration on the Stories page
December 21, 2004 Posted Work Day, 12/18/04
December 19, 2004 Run Day, 12/19/04
December 12, 2004 Activity in the Mountain Division, 12/5/04
November 18, 2004 Work Day pics, 11/13/04
October 25, 2004 Train Fest, 10/24/04
October 10, 2004
October 9, 2004 Work Day pics
October 7, 2004 Updated the Events page
October 4, 2004 Added some pictures to the SMVRR No. 1801 Car Barn Assembly
September 8, 2004 Posted SMVRR No. 1801 Car Barn Assembly
September 4, 2004 Posted Orenstein and Koppel on the Stories page
August 29, 2004 Hobo Gulch Mill Christened (8/28/04)
August 22, 2004 Posted pics from day three of the Narrow Gauge Meet, August: 22a, 22b
August 21, 2004 Posted pics from day two of the Narrow Gauge Meet, August: 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d
August 20, 2004 Posted pics from day one of the Narrow Gauge Meet, August: 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d
August 8, 2004 Posted project updates: lumbermill, other (No. 1801 stable, White Pass diesel, wildflowers)
July 22, 2004 Added two more pages of pics to the Fourth of July Run: a, b, c
July 21, 2004 Posted some pics from the Fourth of July
June 19, 2004 Posted the most recent "Memory of Doug"
June 5, 2004 Posted the most recent "Memory of Doug"
May 18, 2004 Posted May 15 Work Day pics
May 16, 2004
May 3, 2004 Posted memorial service info for Doug Chancey
May 1, 2004 Choo Chew Saturday
April 29, 2004 Doug Chancey passes away
April 18, 2004 Posted pictures from today's Work Day
April 13, 2004 Calendar update: April 18, 2004 the BCWRR will be closed to public rides due to maintenance.
April 3, 2004 Posted pictures from the Sunday Run, March 28, 2004
February 20, 2004 Posted pictures from the Presidents' Weekend Run, February 14-16, 2004
February 8, 2004 Added Lumber Mill to the Stories page
January 21, 2004 Added a Historical Photos 1987 page
January 19, 2004
January 18, 2004
December 15, 2003 Posted December's Work Day and Run Day
November 26, 2003 Updated the Events page with 2004 dates
November 25, 2003 Posted Aerial Photos of the BCWRR
November 20, 2003 Posted A Car Club Dines at the BCWRR, 10/26/03
November 4, 2003 Added a third video clip to the Fall Train Fest page (10/25/03)
November 3, 2003 Added two video clips to the Fall Train Fest page (10/25/03)
October 31, 2003 Updated the Track Diagram
October 26, 2003 Posted pictures from the Fall Train Fest, 10/25/03
October 16, 2003 Posted a second Video Tour
October 15, 2003 Posted a Video Tour
October 12, 2003 Posted today's Run Day
October 11, 2003 Posted today's Work Day
September 20, 2003 Posted info on Fall 2003 Train Fest, Oct 25
September 14, 2003
  • Posted yesterday's Work Day: Sept 13a and 13b
  • Posted today's Run Day (Sept 14)
  • Re-corrected SLORRM event date to October 25
September 8, 2003 Posted more pics from the Triennial Ramble (June 2003)
August 21, 2003
August 17, 2003 Posted pictures from the second day of the 3rd Annual Narrow Gauge Meet, August 16, 2003
August 15, 2003
August 4, 2003 Added PCRy No. 2 to the Stories page
July 23, 2003 Corrected date of SLORRM Fall Train Fest on the Events page to 10/26/03
July 22, 2003 Added SPRR X-1 and PCRy No. 120 to the Stories page
July 20, 2003
July 19, 2003
July 6, 2003
July 5, 2003
July 4, 2003 Posted July 4th pics: 4a (early morning), 4b (mid-afternoon), and 4c (more mid-afternoon)
July 3, 2003
July 2, 2003 Posted RGS 41 in the Stories section
July 1, 2003 Posted a Heisler Repair story from the "Fried Chicken and Grits" Run, January 2003 in the new Stories section of the web site
June 28, 2003 Posted a page of miscellaneous pictures
June 25, 2003
June 7, 2003 Updated the Schedule of Events
June 5, 2003 Posted pictures from a San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum Fundraiser Run held May 4, 2002
June 4, 2003
June 3, 2003
June 2, 2003 Began the rebuild of this web site

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