SMVRR's 100th Anniversary Celebration
July 10, 2010
The Santa Maria Valley Railroad celebrated its 100th Anniversary today with a brief ceremony at the railroad and a short excursion out on the rails followed by a tri-tip BBQ and more train rides at the Bitter Creek Western Railroad (a small-scale ride-on railroad on the Nipomo Mesa). The actual 100th birthday of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad is tomorrow, July 11, 2011.
Hal Madsen shared a little of the railroad's history.
Bob Orach, Santa Maria Councilmember, delivered a proclamation from the City.
Rob Himoto and Bob Orach go back to team bicycling days in the 1980s.
Jamie Foster, Treasurer of the Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad, shares some information about that organization. Photo by Kevin O'Roark.
A rare mixed consist (freight and passenger cars together) on the Santa Maria Valley Railroad.
Onboard the La Condesa for a ride to Guadalupe and back. Photo by Kevin O'Roark.
Photo by Kevin O'Roark.
Photos by Jamie Foster Photography.
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