The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) -- in conjunction with many co-hosts and sponsors – invites you to a community event on November 17 to commemorate public ownership of the 32-mile Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. ‘Whistle Stops’ will be held at Watsonville, Aptos, Capitola, Live Oak and Westside Santa Cruz including live music, history displays and refreshments. Attend one or all five! Free train rides up the north coast from the Santa Cruz stop. Go to http://sccrtc.org/rail for details and tickets or call (831) 460-3200.
Ribbon Cuttings/Whistle Stops
Come to one or to all five! Each event will have its own local flavor and feature history, music, and refreshments and a ticket give-away.
9 to 10 am – WATSONVILLE At the old depot at Beach and Walker Streets. Co-hosts: Graniterock, Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce, City of Watsonville 10 to 11 am – APTOS Near Bayview Hotel Co-host: County of Santa Cruz. 11 to Noon – CAPITOLA Next to the Old Train Depot at Monterey and Park Avenues. Co-host: City of Capitola Noon to 1 pm – LIVE OAK Behind Simpkins Family Swim Center. Co-host: County of Santa Cruz 1 to 6 pm – WESTSIDE SANTA CRUZ Off Ingalls Street, between Swift and Fair. Co-hosts: Swift Street Courtyard, Swift Street Commons, Friends of the Rail & Trail, Ecology Action
Free Train Rides
The RTC and Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway will offer free preview train rides for a short jaunt up the coast and back available from the Westside Santa Cruz Whistle Stop every hour between 2 and 6 pm. Reserved seat tickets will be available in the following locations:
Send your rail related event listing ideas to: info@sccrtc.org