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.
Southbound racks climb the Santa Maria Valley, into Casmalia.
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.
Vestiges of the old SP still haunt many places in California but are disappearing. These old water cars sit quitely in Guadalupe
A former D&RGW geep sits with a freshly painted GATX leasing company locomotive, as the sun is setting on Guadalupe.
A five pack of EMD's climb the walls of the Santa Maria Valley, heading south out of Guadalupe.
LOF66 prepares to depart Guadalupe after the northbound Starlight.
A pair of ex-SP geeps off of the day's LOL30 Guadalupe Local bask in the evening sun.
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.