With 20 cars on the drawbar, a nicely sized inbound train from Guadalupe, lead by the now 65-year-old, ex-ATSF 2901 curves to the east at Betteravia Junction as it heads to switch out tank cars fr... (more)

After bringing four cars laden with lumber down the Airbase Branch, BUGX 1322 brings one of the loaded center-beams north to spot it for unloading at the Hayward Lumber yard. After running around ... (more)

Looking down the right of way, one wonders...is this this Central Valley or the Santa Maria Valley? In reality, it's a warm morning in the small community of Betteravia, located just west of Santa... (more)

It's a beautiful, spring afternoon in Betteravia as the Santa Maria Valley Railroad's town job switches out tank cars prior to continuing east into town. Following an overly wet winter, it was onl... (more)

Deep in the heart of the Santa Maria Valley lies BUGX 1322, former ATSF 2109 built in 1952 and based out of Barstow. The locomotive has been leased to the new Northwestern Pacific and SMVR since b... (more)

One of the few remaining operable GE 70-tonners is sole power on SMV's "Town Job". After protecting the malfunctioning crossing, the train slowly continues to it's destination of Santa M... (more)

Santa Maria Valley job hauling twenty five cars of sugar beets from interchange with SP at Guadalupe to Union Sugar Refinery at Betteravia

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.

Transfer job In Guadalupe. This train will be taking cars to Santa Maria, which is off the mainline and connected by the Santa Maria Valley Railroad to the interchange at Guadalupe.

The SMV Town Job heads towards Santa Maria on the day after the 4th of July holiday with a nice GE 70-ton for power.

Santa Maria Valley's GP9 awaits its next assignment. (Photo taken with permission and under supervision of railroad personnel.)

A short Saturday train heads towards a rural crossing on the beautiful Central Coast of California.

After dropping some tractors off at the team track, the Santa Maria Valley Saturday Town Job pulls a string of hoppers that it will putting on a storage track for when needed again. The little 70 ... (more)

With some Deere on the head end, Santa Maria Valley's Town Job heads toward Betteravia with its 70-tonner #80 doing the honors. The flat with tractors will be parked at the team track in Betteravi... (more)

Not sure what model export GE model but rare export GE leading beet loads near Union Sugar refinery Betteravia, CA