A trio of Santa Maria Valley Railroad locomotives have cut off the train the brought from Santa Maria and are positioning themselves to pick up cars from the Union Sugar Beet plant in Betteravia. ... (more)
One of SMV's 70-tonners and a GP9 sit awaiting repairs at the SMV facility in Betteravia.
This is not a display at a railroad museum, but rather two very active pieces of equipment getting a rest on the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. The 61-year-old 70 tonner is still used by the railroa... (more)
California sunshine and a rare GE 70 ton and U6B combination make for an interesting industrial view.
A Santa Maria Valley train from Guadalupe to Santa Maria is seen crossing a farmer's field near Iremel on its way to Carr.
Santa Maria Valley 70-tonner 70 and U6B 60 head to Guadalupe, on California’s central coast, from Santa Maria to pick up cars at the Southern Pacific interchange on July 1, 1976.