Santa Maria Valley Railroad Freight Depot
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
The SMVRR
Depot was built
in the Fall of 1920
1911.
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
The Depot burned
to the ground on
January 16, 1912. It
was rebuilt in 1914.
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
The “old” pictures
in this slide show
are from Hal
Madson’s book,
Railroads of the
Santa Maria
1925
Valley.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
The dedication of
No. 21 in 1925.
Note the wood
frame on the
platform.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
Diesel versus
steam tug-o-war
in 1926.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
c1941
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
The annex has
been added by
1970.
Note the REA sign
between the
windows.
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
United States Railroad Administration
(1917-1920), nationalized the express
businesses of Adams Express
Company, American Express
Company, Southern Express
Company and Wells Fargo and
Company Express into the American
Railway Express in 1917.
That became the Railway Express
Agency.
It began having troubles in the late
1950s and finally went bankrupt in
1975.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
The gate is
now in place.
1976
And the REA
sign is gone.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
Caboose No. 180 at the depot in 2001.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
As modeled by the Alvin
All-Star Railroaders in
2003.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
Modeled in 2004 (without the annex).
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
Change of Ownership
Celebration 2006.
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Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
Transloading at the depot.
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
A series of some
very recent
pictures…
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
Railbus No. 9
returns for a visit
in 2008.
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 8, 2008
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Maria Valley
Railroad Freight Depot
July 8, 2008
July 10, 2008 Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
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