Built in 1952, this veteran GP7 works for the Santa Maria Valley Railroad as it drops empty cars in the Guadalupe Yard.

Traffic on the former SP Coastline has become nearly nonexistent due to the cancellation of the The Oilcans. The droves of folks who follow the rail traffic along this scenic route were treated to... (more)

Scarlet & Grey Returns to the Coast Line. UP 1011 and a GP40-2 set to work this afternoon switching the small, central-coast yard that's main purpose these days is serving as an interchange... (more)

During my visit down to sunny San Luis Obispo this winter i got word that a patched SSW GP was part brought up for the yard power. It's cool seeing some faded SP colors still around on the Coastl... (more)

Prior to beginning their day switching the yard in Guadalupe, UP 1011 and 1499 catch the morning light as they rest on the house track. The ironic part in 1011's presence here is that it was selec... (more)

As the temperature begins to rise on this warm morning in Guadalupe, the crew of the LOL30 prepares to use the previous day's LOF67 road power to perform some switching duties before moving to the... (more)

Making its air test in Union Pacific's Guadalupe yard, the Santa Maria Valley Railroad's twice-a-week inbound "Town Job" prepares to head home to it's namesake town with a load of new Jo... (more)

Using the outbound LOF66's power for this morning's switching duties, the crew of the LOL30 brings a hefty string up empty tie cars out onto the main as they prepare to shove back into another tra... (more)

Prior to beginning their day switching the yard in Guadalupe, UP 1011 and 1499 catch the morning light as they rest on the house track. The ironic part in 1011's presence here is that it was selec... (more)

It's not every day you get to see an ex-ATSF unit, a GP7 at that, sharing the same rails with today's Union Pacific railroad operations. As the skies begin to clear from the morning, costal overca... (more)

While some locals might have thought there was a fire in town after seeing a constant plume of smoke rise into the sky, the crew of this morning's LOL30 knew it was one of their aging GP's. Having... (more)

Nothing says comradery on the railroad likes a pair of engineers giving one another a wave as they race past each other somewhere secluded. Such is the case this warm, summer afternoon at Waldorf ... (more)

An SMVRR cab hop heads back to the SP interchange yard at Guadalupe for another twenty five car cut of loaded sugar beets for the sugar mill at Betteravia.

This unit started out on the Missouri Pacific in June, 1973. After wearing UP colors, it was sold to helm leasing where it continues to earn a keep on the UP in Guadalupe.

Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight drops down grade into Guadalupe,CA. for a meet with it's southbound counterpart.