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The Santa Maria Valley Railroad A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Coast Belle Rail Corporation Press Release November 21, 2006 For Immediate Release Holiday Open House at the Santa Maria Valley Railroad Saturday, December 9, 2006 The Santa Maria Valley Railroad Company will be hosting a Holiday Open House at the SMVRR Freight Depot on Saturday, December 9, 2006 from 11:00 to 3:00. The SMVRR freight depot is located at PO Box 5665, Santa Maria, California. Ring in the Holidays at the SMVRR freight depot, there will be displays and a book signing by Hal Madson, the author of Railroads of the Santa Maria Valley, and his latest book, Betteravia, Memories of a Modern California Ghost Town. Both books will be on sale at the Company Store. The Company Store will have other gift items for sale for that special railroad fan. Also the restored SMVRR caboose next to the freight depot will be open for tours. SMVRR caboose No. 180 was restored by the Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum. The museum will be hosting their 4th Annual Lionel Holiday Open House located on the second floor at the Town Center Mall from 1:00 to 4:30 in conjunction with the SMVRR Holiday Open House that day. The Santa Maria Valley Railroad is not affiliated with the Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum. The Santa Maria Valley Railroad, serving the Santa Maria Valley's transportation needs since 1911, provides the most efficient, cost effective, and environmentally friendly way to transport products to any location in the continental United States served by our national railroad network. Santa Maria Valley Railroad's excellent service is achieved by our 14 miles of well maintained track and equipment, modern communications, and loyal and dedicated employees. In addition to the 14 miles of mainline track, the SMVRR maintains many sidings and spurs with the capacity to store rail cars. The SMVRR has a complete locomotive and rail car repair shop and maintenance of way equipment and we can serve off-site customers with track and locomotive repair maintenance. Santa Maria Valley Railroad Company, "The Transportation Gateway for the Central Coast" since 1911. For further information contact: Rob Himoto, President Santa Maria Valley Railroad Company PO Box 5665 Santa Maria, CA 93456 (805) 922-7941 FAX (805) 922-9554 Email newsinfo@smvrr.com ####  || About || Services || History || News || Events || Excursions || Store || Contact || |