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The Osburn Rail Yard is located at the corner of A Street and La Brea, just west of Blosser Rd. in Santa Maria. The Santa Maria Valley Railroad’s Osburn Rail Yard has convenient truck access from Betteravia Rd. via A street. The 8 acre yard has trans loading facilities and on ground storage. Below are details of facilities…
TEAM TRACK
The Osburn Rail Yard offers Team Track where flat cars, center beam flat cars, gondola cars, covered hopper cars, and tank cars can be unloaded or loaded by customers.
The following are examples of customers who utilize the Team Track:
Building Materials
Dry wall on centerbeam flat cars, steel on flat cars.
Dry Bulk Customers
Plastic pellets, products hauled by covered hopper cars, scrap metal hauled by gondola cars, aggregates.
Lumber
Lumber hauled by boxcars, typically Oriented Strand Board and plywood.
Building Materials
Building materials packaged in bags transported in boxcars.
MULTI CAR DOCK TRACK
The Betteravia Industrial park offers a multi car dock track where boxcars can be unloaded and loaded. A dock at boxcar floor level and a ramp where a forklift can unload and load boxcars using a dock plate.
Lumber
Lumber hauled by boxcars, typically Oriented Strand Board and plywood.
Building Materials
Building materials packaged in bags transported in boxcars.
Other products
Any products transported in box cars.
RAMP TRACK
Stub track with a ramp at the end to unload flat cars.
Farm Machinery
Unload tractors and heavy machinery.
ON GROUND STORAGE
Temporary Storage for Bulk Customers
Many manufacturing and industrial companies in the Central Coast do not have the storage capacity to take advantage of bulk shipments. They are designed around truck service. Railcars typically haul three to four truckloads of freight. Temporary warehouse services enables companies who do not have the storage capacity to take advantage of bulk rail transportation to temporarily store commodities and have the commodities trucked when they are ready.
Customers with limited storage space can take advantage of rail service.
Customers can take advantage of both bulk pricing and saving transportation costs.
COVERED STORAGE
Temporary Storage for Weather Sensitive Commodities.
Protect weather sensitive commodities.
WAREHOUSE STORAGE
Warehouse storage is available for high value commodities protected fro the elements and theft.
FOOD GRADE STORAGE
The Betteravia Industrial Park offers two food grade storage silos for a variety of dry food grade products such as grain, corn, soybeans, sugar etc.
BUSINESS LOCATION SERVICES
We can help you locate to a rail served industrial park centrally located on the Central Coast.
Excellent Transportation Infrastructure
Along with the Santa Maria Valley Railroad, the Osburn Rail Yard is in the heart of the Santa Maria Valley and lies between Highway 101 and Highway 1, making it convenient for truck traffic. The Osburn Rail Yard is also a short distance from the Santa Maria Airport.
Mild Weather Year Around
The Santa Maria Valley and the Central Coast of California has mild weather year around. Long growing seasons enables farmers to produce high yields on a per year basis. Mild winters keeps the transportation system fluid and companies can operate year around without weather disruptions.
Highly Skilled Labor Pool
Two major universities, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo just to the north and U.C. Santa Barbara just to the south, provides the Central Coast with a well educated work force as well as three top community colleges, Hancock College in Santa Maria, Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara.
Appealing Central Coast Environment for Perspective Employees to Live
The Central Coast with its mild weather, many recreational activities nearby, and an outdoor lifestyle is an appealing place to live. Easy access to the beach, lakes, parks and beautiful terrain with outdoor activities such as fishing, camping, hiking, cycling, hunting, horseback riding.
PRIVATE CAR TRACK
Convenient to Private Car Owners
Private car spurs are accessible to Private Car Owners yet secured from the public.
Service Alerts
Report Signal Malfunctions
To report a signal malfunction, call us at:
Phone: 805-925-4670
Services
The Santa Maria Valley Railroad provides daily freight service to our customers along our 14 miles of well maintained mainline track. Potential customers can learn more about shipping by rail here.
Rail Access Properties
Click Here for information about properties for sale or lease along or very near the railroad.